egular bonding over meals may help prevent kids from using alcohol, cannabis, and e-cigarettes, but those with significant stress or trauma need additional support.
  • Pirtatogna@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 days ago

    Or maybe not using drugs will lead you into having more family dinners.

    Simultaneous existence of two things doesn’t imply causality let alone the direction of causality.

    –Edit–

    In a similar fashion there is a strong correlation in my country between people wearing beanies and hip injuries amongst the elderly. I still doubt we should stop wearing beanies in freezing temperatures to protect the hips of grannies.

    • systemglitch@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      14 days ago

      Or being with family at important times creates a bonding that logically, and literally reduces the odds the kid gets hooked.

      A healthy family does amazing things for people.

      I think you are trying to hard on this one.