Students get a new assignment: Eat with your families

MIDDLEBURY — Addison Central School District students are being given an assignment that would have seemed totally unnecessary a few generations ago. Eat dinner with your family. A simple task that used to be a daily ritual — and still is for some. Families would take time to deconstruct their day, defuse potential crises and dispense helpful advise while breaking bread — and hopefully not a lot of dishes. It’s a tradition that local school officials and youth advocates are now trying to re-instill in area … (read more)

RiseVT-Addison County is spreading the message that eating together is as a family is good for children and teens. Studies support the lifelong benefits of family meals. Eating as a family leads to healthier eating, and improves children’s learning and we … (read more)