Photo by Elliot J. Sutherland/The Ottawa Herald

Bianca Webb, 14, left, and her sister Shelby Webb, 16, right, eat dinner Tuesday evening with their mother, Kristy White, and stepfather, John White, at their Ottawa home. “(Eating together) sets a good example for young people and allows them to feel that the family is interested in them, and they are an important part of the family,” John White said.