Why You Should Prioritize Family Dinner + Easy Tips To Make The Most Of It

by Ellen Vora, MD on Aug 27, 2019 / Share

Originally published in mindbodygreen

Sometimes family dinner is simply impossible. Life happens. But when you can manage to prioritize family dinner, it can do a lot of good. It slows us down. It makes us calmer parents, which makes for calmer kids. And it helps us model mindful eating for our kids. It also creates a communal cap to the day, which is a very grounding ritual.

About the Author Ellen Vora, MD

Ellen Vora, M.D., is a holistic psychiatrist practicing with Frank Lipman, M.D., at the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center in NYC. "I take a functional medicine approach to mental health, which is a root-cause approach to understanding and treating illness."