Family Dining by Meta AI

Family Time: Understanding the Essence of a Dining Table

Introduction 

The culture of eating around the dining table as a family is fast vanishing into thin air as a result of the advancement in technology globally. Most people now prefer to eat inside their rooms while scrolling through TikTok or watching a television show. Depriving themselves of the benefits associated with eating together as a family on the dining table. This article aims to not only remind us of the essence of a dining table but also enlighten us on why it is important. 

 

Social and Family Bonding

When you eat together as a family on the dining table, it solidifies the already existing family bond. Providing an avenue for every family member to share their daily experiences, tell stories, and relieve memories. Speaking of family bonding, mealtime rituals are one way to strengthen family relationships. The discussion of agelong family traditions and cultural values most times happens at the dining table. 

 

Better Eating Habits and Health and Nutrition

As children grow, they learn from what they see their parents do not what they say. The same applies to eating habits, they learn by watching their parents eat. Eating as a family at the dining table creates an avenue for parents to monitor their children and teach them better eating habits. Children should make the mistakes at home rather than outside. There’s this tendency to prefer snacks and junk over healthy foods especially, if you have a sweet tooth. But, when you eat together with your family at the dining table, you develop the habit of mindful and healthy eating. Meals eaten at the table are more nutritious and balanced compared to meals eaten while working. So inculcating the habit of eating at the dining table alleviates the likelihood of consuming unhealthy snacks or overeating. 

 

Organization and Cleanliness

Have you ever seen a messy house before? This mess is usually caused by food particles littering the house and not only toys. Eating together on the dining table as a family reduces the mess around the house. Also, restricting eating activities to the dining table helps to maintain cleanliness. Children tend to eat on the go littering the house with all sorts of food particles. But, when eating on the table is incorporated into the family, the house is clean and organized. 

 

Conclusion

We are in an era where everyone wants to be connected to the internet 24/7 even while eating. Yet, the essence of eating on the dining table as a family cannot be overemphasized. We understand that food can be eaten anywhere but eating together at the dining table with your family is more beneficial. To start with, you can incorporate the “no-phones while eating rule” in your family. Where everyone is off their phones until after food time. This is a way to strengthen your family’s bond. 

 

Mercy Odewale

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