Episode #168: Making Family Meals Fun with The Family Dinner Project

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Stephanie chats with Brianne DeRosa from The Family Dinner Project about practical strategies for overcoming common barriers to family meals. They help you work through challenges with picky eaters, having a limited time and budget, different schedules, and wiggly toddlers. They also discuss considerations for military families and single parents, along with real life tips to navigate technology and screens at meals. You’ll walk away from this episode feeling heard and with simple tools to put into action right away.

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Topics Discussed:

What the research says about the importance of family meals
What defines a family meal. (Hint: it’s not what you think!
Practical ways to overcome the most common barriers to family meals
How to make mealtime feel less intimidating
Fun dinnertime activities you can do with your kids, at all ages
Ways to thoughtfully use technology at the dinner table and ways to reduce screentime