These days, especially with a lot of folks forced to stay at home, the dining room table is getting a lot of use, and not just for eating meals together.
A new survey finds:
25% of families consider the dining room table the heart of the home.
30% say they have the majority of conversations around it.
The average dining room table hosts 572 conversations, 1,456 meals and 468 jokes each year.
It also has hosts 57 disagreements, and 72 special moments.
And with folks following stay-at-home orders, the dining room table is being used for way more than meals right now.
Folks are spending 28 hours a week using the dining room table for homeschooling and as a workspace for parents.
The top uses for the dining room table during lock down include:
Children’s classroom
Lunch break table
Parent’s workspace
The place to play games
Partner’s workspace
A place to have video calls
A place to bake
The place to catch up with friends via calls/video
The place to stream live online school lessons
The place to stream live workouts
On a positive note, 44% of families say they are eating more meals together now that they are under lock down.
36% say they feel closer to relatives.
32% believe they are being kinder to one another.
(Photo courtesy of WTAM 1100's Carmen Angelo)
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