Share The Table
Expert Dinner Advice
To help you make your meals more meaningful, we've provided a selection of articles and studies that offer incredible insight into the American family table. Our favorite expert on family time and family rituals, Dr. William J. Doherty, Ph.D., is a professor at the University of Minnesota in the Department of Family Social Science. He is author of a book on family rituals, titled The Intentional Family, and of all the articles about family dinnertime featured below.
Articles
The Importance of Family Meals
Family meals are precious opportunities for family connection in a hurry-up world.
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Research on the Benefits of Family Meals
For children, mealtime is more powerful than time spent in school, studying, or playing sports.
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Share the Table™: The Barilla Family Dinner Project™
Our "Come Back to the Table" survey showed three out of four families do not eat dinner at the same time.
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Taking Back Time for Family Dinners in a Busy World
If dinners are important to you, be an advocate for this priority.
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Connecting During Family Mealtime
A family check-in can spark conversation about what is going on in one another's lives.
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Family Dinner Advice: What to Avoid During Family Dinners
Family meals can go wrong, and mostly it's unintentional errors we make as parents.
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Family Dinner Preparation
Often it's the little things that add up to good family dinnertimes or not so good ones.
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How to Talk to Your Family Members About Changing Family Dinnertime
We get used to things the way they have been, even if that way hasn’t been satisfying.
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Discover more reasons to make mealtime a priority with Barilla and Family Circle's latest study featured in Family Circle magazine. Rollover spots below for family dinner findings.
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The Importance of Family Meals
Family meals are precious opportunities for family connection in a hurry-up world.
Read the article
Research on the Benefits of Family Meals
For children, mealtime is more powerful than time spent in school, studying, or playing sports.
Read the article
Share the Table™: The Barilla Family Dinner Project™
Our "Come Back to the Table" survey showed three out of four families do not eat dinner at the same time.
Read the article
Taking Back Time for Family Dinners in a Busy World
If dinners are important to you, be an advocate for this priority.
Read the article
Connecting During Family Mealtime
A family check-in can spark conversation about what is going on in one another's lives.
Read the article
Family Dinner Advice: What to Avoid During Family Dinners
Family meals can go wrong, and mostly it's unintentional errors we make as parents.
Read the article
Family Dinner Preparation
Often it's the little things that add up to good family dinnertimes or not so good ones.
Read the article
How to Talk to Your Family Members About Changing Family Dinnertime
We get used to things the way they have been, even if that way hasn’t been satisfying.
Read the articleDiscover more reasons to make mealtime a priority with Barilla and Family Circle's latest study featured in Family Circle magazine. Rollover spots below for family dinner findings.
the full study
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Benefits of the Family Dinner for Parents and Children. A White Paper Study
As featured in Family Circle magazine, this new report details the importance of family dinners in children’s lives and how higher-quality dinner experiences impact the family as a whole.
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Share the Table: The State of Dinnertime in America. A White Paper Study
An in-depth study about how often the average American family eats dinner together and the benefits to adults and children of sharing meals. (710K)
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