The average American middle class family of four, living in a three bedroom house, will use the kitchen at least twice a day to cook breakfast (or at least pour a bowl of cereal) and make dinner. Some families don't have the luxury of eating three square meals a day with all of the members together at one table but they can at least get one or two good meals out of the way if they make use of their kitchen furniture. You may not be able to eat better foods but at least you will have ample opportunity for communication and growth. Eating your meals with the family around a round kitchen table or something similar instead of sitting in the living room munching on junk food and TV dinners every day will make your family healthier in the long run. More family time means more time to solve problems. If your daughter is having trouble at school or struggling with a boyfriend, furniture in the kitchen will give you a tomkin to sit down and talk with her about it.

Everyone has issues and the point of a nuclear family is to help each other through them.