Kay Robertson Quotes

I don't think there's one thing more important you can do for your kids than have family dinner.

It's a wonderful time when you sit down around the table for dinner and discuss life. No matter where you are, it gives the semblance of normalcy to my crazy world.

I'm very keen on the family getting together around the table because you learn so much of what's going on. With a full tummy, they begin to talk to you. People now have busy lives, but once or twice a week, it's lovely to sit all around together.

We're a really close family. And actually, we see each other and speak on the phone all the time... the odd Sunday lunch, or pop in for coffee or something like that.

My husband and I try to spend some time every night that I'm home talking without distractions.

When you look at a family, if you have a family that never interacts with each other, never has strong conversation with each other, never has disagreements, nine times out of ten you have a very cold family and they're not going to be, at the end, they're not going to be close.

It's important for me to have my family close.

That's something lacking in a lot of modern-day families - just talking. It's almost a lost art form.

Our family is very tight. Just like any family, we have our ups and downs, but the love is always going to be there. I try to go to my parents' house as much as I can.

My parents would always have us, as many times as we could, sit together for dinner and talk about what was happening in our lives, and so we created a great recipe where I could be completely honest with my mother and to an extent my father, being an attorney.

We have dinner every single night, Monday through Friday, with our children. We sit down around 6 or 6:30 and it's a family dinner - it's time to check in, just to be around each other.

My family and I are so close, it's important to have a close knit relationship and to make time to spend with each other, especially at the holidays.

Sitting down for dinner not only helps you learn, but also teaches you how to listen - which I feel is the most important skill to have. I remember as a kid going around the table listening to everyone's day. It was hard to have the manners not to interrupt back then.

We are a big family; we are all very close, and we always want to talk about what is going on with each other.

In family relationships, 'love' is really spelled 't-i-m-e,' time. Taking time for each other is the key for harmony at home.

Back in the old days, when I was a child, we sat around the family table at dinner time and exchanged our daily experiences. It wasn't very organized, but everyone was recognized and all the news that had to be told was told by each family member. We listened to each other and the interest was not put on; it was real.

My first conversation of the day is with my daughter, Nathalie. I call her every morning; it is a ritual.

I'm a big believer in creating family traditions. Every Tuesday morning, I make a proper eggs breakfast, and we all sit down and eat.

In modern life, we tend to forget family values because of the hectic schedule.

I'm really close to my family, and we talk through things.

Every night at 6:30, my entire family sits down for dinner together. It's definitely the best part of my day.

I'm a big family guy. I want to do more with them.

My family has always supported me and I love spending time with them during my free time.

I have tried to create bonds with my daughters like my dad created with me.

Having a sit down, no screens, home cooked dinner is one of the most powerful things you can do as a parent and I believe it's the most important activity you can do as a family.