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　　For parents，sitting down together for dinner with children may help to reduce（减少）the problems in parent-child communication，according to a new study by US researchers．The study was （56）___ on about 5000middle school students in Chicago public schools．

　　The students were studied at the （57）___ and the end of sixth grade and again at the end of seventh and eighth grade．They were asked how often they ate dinner with their parents．They were（58）___ asked how often their parents had a conversation with them that lasted more than 10 （59）___．The study （60）___ that children who often ate （61）___ with their parents had fewer problems of communicating than children who（62）___ ate dinner with their parents．

　　"Family meals are a good opportunity（机会） to keep in （63）___ with children，"said Jayne Fulkerson，a member of the study team．"You can get to（64）___ what's going on in their lives better．"

　　However，Fulkerson also suggested that parents should choose suitable topics．Topics（65）___ grades and homework are not good choices．