Wilmington, NC
Born 1936

“Family was just closer.”

Barbara Blake is also the grandmother of one of my friends.  I am very lucky to know people spread across America, and to have their trust to connect me to their family elders.  Barbara describes a way of life that the Pew Research Center is concerned about — family dinner.  She feels that family was closer, and that family dinner was an important part of that.  Not only does Pew agree, but I have noticed this in my own life.  We explain in this interview.

Here is the article about healthier eating due to family dinner:  https://news.uoguelph.ca/2018/11/family-dinners-improve-teens-eating-habits-no-matter-how-well-family-functions-new-u-of-g-study-finds/