76． （15分）[1]One out of many important things for the whole family to do is to
have dinner together．Researchers began reporting the benefits of family dinner
about a decade ago，focusing mainly on how it affects children．Studies show that
those families who eat dinner at least 3or 4times a week together，benefit in many
ways．
[2]Eating together helps families achieve open communication and build stronger
and healthier relationships．Children have better grades at school and are better
adjusted as teens and adults，and the entire family enjoys healthier nutrition．For
many families，eating dinner together proves to be good and effective way to reduce
the risk of youth rates of addiction，and helps to raise healthier children．It is also a
great time to share the events of the day，discuss news and ideas and just be
together and enjoy each other's company．
[3]During dinner time parents have better opportunity to show that they are for
their children．Sitting at the same table and sharing meals is where and when
parents can find out more about their children's school performance，daily activities
and attitudes toward life．When parents have all this information they can better
direct their kids toward positive things in life．They also have better chance to reduce
the possibility that children will get involved with alcohol，tobacco，and illegal
drugs．
[4]However，family researchers say that the benefits of family dinner by no means
can be considered as automatic．Parents can sit down to dinner with their kids every
day and achieve nothing． if there is too much arguing going on，if there is no
meaningful conversation or，what is even worse，if there is just plain silence during
gathering．
Familiesbenefit from eating together．/Having dinner together is beneficial to families．