The Family Dinner Project

The Family Dinner Project, a nonprofit initiative started in 2010, champions family dinner as an opportunity for family members to connect with each other through food, fun and conversation about things that matter. More than 20 years of scientific research shows “why” family mealtimes are so important. The Family Dinner Project provides the “how” for today’s busy families. Our team members have come from varied personal and professional backgrounds. We are parents and non-parents, and our ages range from “young professional” to “Medicare-eligible.” Our collective professional experience includes education, family therapy, research, food, social work, marketing and communication. With nonprofit partners and local champions, The Family Dinner Project team works online and at community events to help families increase the frequency, meaning and long-term benefits of their shared meals. We are based in Boston at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Psychiatry Academy. Contributors: Lynn Barendsen Brianne DeRosa Anne K. Fishel, PhD Shelly London Cindil Redick-Ponte

The Family Dinner Project's Titles

Eat, Laugh, Talk The Family Dinner Playbook

Eat, Laugh, Talk

Research has shown what parents have known for a long time: sharing a fun family meal is good for the spirit, brain, and health of all family...