by Nancy Gapasin Gnass If you want your child to eat well, you should do it together as a family. Create space for family meals where you sit together at the same time. Serve healthy food so you can model healthy eating. Family rituals around meals can help your children establish a healthy and happy view of eating through this bonding time together. Rituals at family meals can create enjoyable expectations for your child and everyone else at the table that provides structure to help dining go smoothly. The research on benefits of family meals together abound. Studies shows that kids who have frequent family meals have a less likely chance that they will not use drugs in the future , higher academic achievement and self confidence. Part of the reason is there is time at the table to share your stories with your child. When children take time to listen your stories of growing up and life with your own parents and family, they get a sense of their Inter-Generational self: the