Lee Azevado

The BBC is honestly trash for this headline alone. If they wanted to take a stand against Family Courts in general, they would have avoided selective research and used the well-known neutral term: parents. They have no business claiming to be impartial.

Studies show family meals are literally linked to better grades. According to a Columbia University study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA), children who frequently share dinner with their families achieve higher grades in school. The data reveals that teens eating five or more family meals weekly are far more likely to earn excellent marks and demonstrate advanced communication and vocabulary abilities. This research underscores how routine family engagement fosters a nurturing, stable setting that enhances emotional well-being and self-assurance—vital factors in scholastic achievement. The advantages go further: shared mealtimes provide a secure forum for self-expression, absorption of family principles, and honing of analytical thinking. Notably, the study also shows that adolescents with more family dinners are markedly less prone to risky activities like smoking or alcohol use. In today’s world of packed agendas and digital distractions, these findings highlight how the straightforward act of dining together can significantly influence a child’s trajectory. [Columbia University, National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA). April 2025]

therapy only works if you have a lower IQ than the therapist