Dinner Makes a Difference

More than a decade of research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University has consistently found that the more often kids eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use drugs.

The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University's Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children is a national movement launched in 2001 that promotes the parental engagement fostered during frequent family dinners as a simple, effective way to prevent substance abuse in kids.

Family Day's 10th Anniversary will be celebrated across the country on Sept. 27.
To learn more about Family Day and to join parents all across America in taking the Family Day STAR pledge, visit www.CASAFamilyDay.org.