A new study by researchers at the University of Alabama has shown that kids who have dinner at the table with the parents are less likely to get into trouble when they are older.
A new study by researchers at the University of Alabama has shown that kids who have dinner at the table with the parents are less likely to get into trouble when they are older.
The study showed that such kids are less prone to end up drinking or smoking, taking drugs, getting into fights, running away from home and other 'problem behaviour' as adolescents.
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The study also showed that bad habits among teenagers are more common with those who did not have regular sit-down dinners.
The researchers said that their findings suggest that even increasing the number of family mealtimes by one day a week can lead to a 5 per cent improvement in teens getting into trouble.
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"More frequent family meals may reduce problem behaviours by providing structure, stability, and improving family communications - which serve as protective influences against depression, anger and other psycho-social problems," the Scotsman quoted the authors as saying.
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Anti-social Behavior in Girls Trigger Depression in Early Adolescence
Researchers at the University of Washington have found that anti-social behavior among girls and anxiety among both sexes triggers depression in early adolescence.
Researchers at the University of Washington have found that anti-social behavior among girls and anxiety among both sexes triggers depression in early adolescence.
Girls who ate dinner with their families while growing up were less likely to smoke, drink or run away from home when they got older, the study found.
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Traditional Obligations Keep Adolescent Depression Symptoms At Bay
Family obligation-such as caring for siblings or helping elders-has been found to play a positive role in lowering teenage depression symptoms among Chinese-American adolescents in a new study.
Family obligation-such as caring for siblings or helping elders-has been found to play a positive role in lowering teenage depression symptoms among Chinese-American adolescents in a new study.
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