When researchers from the University of Minnesota tracked the eating habits of 1, 700 adolescents into their early adult years, they found those who dined often with their families ate more produce, routinely ate breakfast, and drank less soda as young adults.
The researchers say there are low-cost ways of improving the situation and of reducing the stigma often faced by people with epilepsy and their families - such as working with traditional healers and awareness campaigns to increase understanding of the condition.
She said getting a diagnosis could be a critical milestone for children with autism and their families, often helping parents to understand their children better and helping them to support their children in reaching their full potential.
She teaches children from different countries, languages and faiths, often traumatised by the journeys they took to find refuge with their families.
Domestic workers often spend more time with their employers than they do with their own families, and the people for whom Gomez worked became like a surrogate family, he said.
The belief that the children will be able to earn enough to send some money back to support their families often helps persuade parents to go along with the organisers' proposals.
The survey also indicated that nearly a third of Scottish respondents with families had loaned "a substantial amount" to their children, often to simply help them meet daily living expenses.
Families often light clay lamps with wicks, called divas, which they place in their houses and gardens.
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There has been a major shift in attitudes too, with the traditional machismo culture also being challenged by women who often moved to the US ahead of their families.
Where families are unhappy with the established schools, there are often spare places because parents choose to send their children elsewhere.
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The problem of hoarding has been highlighted by television programmes featuring individuals and families whose homes have been filled up with possessions, often leaving them unable to move properly around their homes or sleep in their beds.
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