Gigi Speaks!

1. At dinner you give your family your precious time. When you give your family your time they feel important.
2. At dinner you give your family your undivided attention. Your undivided attention makes your family feel loved.
3. When you break bread together and share food, you feel connected to each other.
4. When your family knows that two nights a week will be set aside for family dinnertime, they will begin to look forward to those two nights. It will be a source of stability for them.
5. The dinner table is a perfect place for everyone to talk about what’s important. When your family members consistently have time to share, they come to count on their family for encouragement, support and advice.
6. When all members of the the family listen to each other and know what’s going on in each others’ lives, they feel connected to each other.
7. Dinnertime is a perfect time to teach your immediate family about your extended family’s history and roots. The stories create bonding, understanding and attachment.
8. Consistent family dinners allow you to invest in your family’s emotional, physical, mental and spiritual well-being. When you invest in your family, they’ll have something to draw from in times of need.
9. Dinnertime is the time to shut out the world and forget everything else exists. When you make your family the center of your universe they feel bonded and unified.
10. Coming together consistently to talk, share and listen makes everyone feel that they are on the same team.
11. In the middle of your crazy busy life, dinnertime will create peace and security in your home.
12. Dinnertime is like pushing the pause button. This pause allows everyone to stop and reflect, reconnect,  refocus and remember that your family is what’s important.
13. Consistent dinnertime gives you the opportunity to get up to speed on what everyone is doing.
14. When you take the time out of your hectic schedule to do dinner you’re showing your family how important they are to you. They’ll feel loved and valued.
15. Dinnertime is preventative medicine for your family. The consistent time and attention will allow you to prevent problems before they occur or catch them when they are small enough to handle easily.
16. Consistent dinnertime creates traditions and memories that last a lifetime.

Want to start using dinnertime to make your family stronger?

Enter your name and email address by the arrow to your right.  Once a week, in your inbox, you’ll receive one idea, tip or suggestion on how to make dinnertime a family event.  You’ll also occasionally receive a dinner menu from the award-winning cookbook, Let’s Cook Tonight.  Give the tips a try every week.  Before you know it, dinnertime will always be an event at your home!