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The Case for Family Style Meals

Following up my post on family dinners, I think some readers might be interested in one of the larger recent studies examining the effects of the family dinner.

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What Makes Sit Down Meals Work in Boarding School? It’s the adults.

The sit down meal provides an external framework, or structure, for mandatory adult involvement in a student’s life.

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Be Mindful and Thankful for the People and the Food That You Receive Every Day

For 2011 Blog Action Day, I’ve got license to muse on food in boarding schools. Food is a funny thing in a boarding school; like other parts of the boarding school experience- academics, athletics, study hall, it’s part of the routine. And, in many ways, the regular schedule, balancing demands, finding time, fitting something in- [...]

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