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"Bringing Families Together at the Dinner Table" Giveaway

Saturday, 10 October 2009 16:42

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"Bringing Families Together at the Dinner Table" Giveaway!

With today's fast paced lifestyles it seems family communication is turning more into text messaging, Facebook, and even Twitter. Things like sitting together as a family and eating dinner seems to be getting lost in the shuffle.

Stouffers want to encourage families to get back to eating dinner together as a family. They have put together a prize package to help make this easier for the busy family.

The prize package includes:

- A Family Dinner Box of Questions by The Box Girls to help spark conversation (value of $19.95).

- Thumbnail storage drive

- VIP coupon for a FREE family sized Stouffers meal (up to a $7.99 retail)

- Three other money saving coupons on Stouffer products. Family Dinner Box of Questions

We have one of the prize packages to giveaway and we couldn't think of a better place than here on dad blogs!

Giveaway courtesy of:

Stouffers

PJ Mullen of Real Men Drive Minivans

Giveaway Details:

The giveaway will end at midnight CST on Saturday, October the 24th. I will draw the winners using random.org and notify them Sunday by email

. They will have 48 hours to respond to claim their prize.

How to Enter:

Main Entry:

To enter this giveaway just leave a comment on this post on why you think it is / is not important for families to eat dinner together.

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written by Tim Thraeryn, October 16, 2009

A family dinner together is important because it forms a tradition, and traditions bring families closer. Sure, there are lots of other wonderful things that go on at the dinner table, but just having the habit of getting there and eating together, no matter what may have gone wrong outside or inside the family lately, is rather crucial.

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written by Dad of Divas, October 16, 2009

A family dinner is greatly important. As a dad who works all day it is the one time where we all can get together and get back on the same page. It allows the lines of communication to remain open and I can feel engaged with what is happening in my family's life.

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written by BellaDaddy, October 16, 2009

Always good to sit down to a good meal, family gathered, and share the days' events...get to know each other again...

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written by ciara, October 16, 2009

sometimes we can't always have a family dinner due to sports and such, but when we do, we use that time to find out what the kids have been up to in school, if anything good or bad is going on, etc. it's a good way to connect w them and show that we're available for communication. for me, this is an extension of my open-door policy that i have w my girls...something that i've had starting with my oldest (who is 22 now).

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written by rob campbell, October 18, 2009

Dinner together at a table is important for all of the above reasons, but it also serves a primary mechanical one: it promotes good food. It is difficult to maintain a healthy diet of microwave or easy-heating convenience foods. Similarly, it rarely feels "worth it" to cook from scratch just for yourself or one other person but it becomes a pleasure to create a meal for the family. You can add to this the fun and experience of cooking together. Eating at a table together also slows the process, so you can digest properly, focus on the food, instead of inhaling while watching TV and then wondering where that whole slice of pizza went and reaching for another. The very act of eating at a table is a boost to health and spirit, and this fundamental family infrastructure can pre-empt many problems before they occur (food and eating issues, healthy weight, awareness of how food is produced, basic cooking competency). There are a million reasons families should eat at a table together, but the main one is that IT WORKS.

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written by howefitz, October 21, 2009

Sitting down at the table is a very rewarding experience. To echo some of the sentiments above, it is a time to gain understanding of the rest of the family. It's a chance to see what's going on in each other's lives and really enjoy the experience of good food and great company.

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written by eyesofbabes, October 21, 2009

We sit down every night to dinner if we can. We go around the table and say what we are thankful for and it gives us the opportunity to really focus on those things.

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written by CharliePATpk, October 22, 2009

Daily dinners together have long passed away in our home; we strive for one each week, but that's hard.

Between Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, taekwondo, and a variety of volunteer efforts for which we volunteer, it's hard to juggle.

Mom does well providing good meals, which are reheated. The kids generally eat between 5-6, and I get home during their meal. Most events start at 6, so we're out the door straight away. I catch up with my dinner after 8, or later.

So a family meal on the weekend is the most likely time such an event can occur.

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written by Daddy Files, October 22, 2009

I'm actually going to argue against family dinners. Not because I'm opposed to them or anything, so hear me out...

When my son is older, I hope he's not home enough for family dinners. I hope he plays three sports a year. I hope he joins the math team. I hope he plays an instrument and has lessons. Maybe he joins the Scouts?

And likewise, I hope my wife and I have at least one outside commitment a week because it's good to have other interests outside the home. I grew up in a "family on the go" atmosphere because I was involved in so many activities. We all ate at different times when we could squeeze it in. Yet we're all still very close.

The idea of a family dinner is nice, but it's the togetherness that you want. And whether that comes at the dinner table or a soccer game, the only thing that matters is you find time to reconnect.