Abstract
In the present study, we aimed to clarify differences in the role of mealtimes in family relationships between Thai and Japanese children.
Japanese children who ate meals with their entire family engaged in active conversations with their family members and tended to feel happy during mealtimes. The happier Japanese children felt at home, the more trust they placed in their parents. However, the role of mealtimes might be less important for Thai children. It is not able to describe that the role of mealtimes to understand mutually among family members is generalization. It is supposed the role is peculiar in Japan.
