ABSTRACT

Meal-time as family reunion time was taken lor granted a generation ago ... there is arising a conscious effort to 'save meal-times, at least, for the family.' As one mother expressed it .... 'Even if we have only a little time at home together, we want to make the most of that little. In our family we always try to have Sunday breakfast and dinner together at least.'... 'I ate only seven meals at home all last week and three of those were on Sunday' said one father.