Sep. 28, 2009 (PR Newswire) -- ORRVILLE, Ohio, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The J.M. Smucker Company is partnering with The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University to support Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children((TM)), which will be celebrated on September 28, 2009.
Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children is a national movement to remind parents that dinner time makes a difference and encourages parents to eat dinner with their kids frequently. More than a decade of research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University has consistently found that sharing dinner on a regular basis contributes to better grades, healthier eating habits, closer relationships to parents and siblings and the ability to resist negative peer pressure. Family Day is a reminder for busy families of the invaluable role that parental involvement plays in steering children and teens away from negative influences.
Parents and families are encouraged to visit The Power of Family Meals Web site to help prepare and plan a special family meal for Family Day 2009. Visitors to www.poweroffamilymeals.com will find:
-- Helpful mealtime hints to make the most of your family's time around the
table.
-- Conversation starters for family mealtime.
-- Recipe and menu ideas.
-- Informative, fact-filled articles by Miriam Weinstein, author of The
Surprising Power of Family Meals, an award-winning documentary filmmaker
and journalist, wife, and mother of two grown children.
-- A special section dedicated to holiday and special occasions.
-- Helpful resources and information from the latest CASA studies.
"The J.M. Smucker Company and its family of brands are proud to continue the partnership with CASA for a fourth year. Our company believes in family mealtime and the tremendous importance that family meals can play in peoples' lives," said Maribeth Badertscher, Director, Corporate Communications, The J.M. Smucker Company. "We are honored that our products are a part of mealtime and help bring families together for memorable meals and special moments."
For more information about Family Day visit www.poweroffamilymeals.com and to join parents all across America in taking the Family Day pledge, log on to www.CASAFamilyDay.org. Family Day is celebrated nationwide on the fourth Monday in September -- the 28th in 2009.
About The J.M. Smucker Company
For more than 100 years, The J.M. Smucker Company has been committed to offering consumers quality products that help families create memorable mealtime moments.
