May Enrichment Meeting

May's Enrichment Meeting was all about the family dinner.  Sister Oliver gave a wonderful lesson, first on the importance of the family meal, and then ideas on how to implement the family meal in your own family.

Here are Benefits of Family Dinners (from webmd):

• Everyone eats healthier meals
• Kids are less likely to become overweight or obese
• Kids more likely to stay away from cigarettes
• They're less likely to drink alcohol
• They won't likely try marijuana
• They're less likely to use illicit drugs
• Friends won't likely abuse prescription drugs
• School grades will be better
• You and your kids will talk more
• You'll be more likely to hear about a serious problem
• Kids will feel like you're proud of them
• There will be less stress and tension at home

Sister Oliver also used these articles in her research:

• "Preserving the Sacred Home" by Shirley Rucker Klein
• "Mealtime Matters"
• "Powerful Nurturing" by Julie B. Beck
• "Mealtime, Family Time" by Janene Wolsey Baadsgaard
• "The Magic of the Family Meal" by Nancy Gibbs Sunday, Time Magazine -- June 04, 2006

Also included was a list of ideas for a "Yakity Yak" jar.  

Yakity Yak pdf file