I hope you all enjoyed National Family Day! How did you celebrate? What did you learn about your family? Share your experiences!

Happy National Family Day: A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children! What will you do to maximize your time as a family at the dinner table tonight? Which of my tips, conversation starters and table games helped you prepare for Family Day?

 National Family Day: A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children is  on Monday, Sept. 28 — just 3 days from today! Here’s another dinner table idea: Tap into your child’s creative side when you ask questions. Children love to daydream and play pretend. Ask them what they would buy if they won the lottery. […]

National Family Day: A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children is just 4 days away! Here’s a fun way to celebrate: start a dinner quote-along. Designate the table conversation to be made up completely of quotes from films your family enjoys together. Activities that make the family laugh and encourage conversation enhance a family’s […]

Getting ready for National Family Day on September 28? We’re only 5 days away!     Play the “60 second game” where you give each family member 60 seconds to detail as much as they can about their day. It’s guaranteed to give you the giggles!     Had a chance to try out some […]

National Family Day: A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children is just 6 days away! Warm up with this dinner table favorite: Name three super powers you’d like to have. Let your family give you a superhero name that they can call you for the rest of the meal (or longer!)

National Family Day: A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children is just a week away! Here’s a tip to get you geared up for September 28: Focus conversation on a different family member each night. Get to know each other better by playing “favorites” – let each kid ask the adults 4 questions to […]

Get ready for Family Day: A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children! To prepare for September 28, open up conversation at the dinner table by avoiding yes or no questions. Ask thought provoking questions that challenge your children to think quickly, form opinions and express their thoughts. Begin conversations with “Tell me about…” instead […]

Hi everybody!  I am embarking on a campaign this fall challenging parents to make time to enjoy dinner as a family, and reminding parents how important quality time and the words “I love you” can be. The campaign coincides with a national call to action on Sept. 28, 2009 in support of National Family Day: A […]

I hope everyone enjoyed Tell Your Child ‘I Love You’ Day yesterday! We shared a month’s worth of creative tips and ideas together leading up to this national celebration. I would love to hear what ideas you set into motion to let your child know that he/she is loved. Did you borrow any ideas from […]