Holding regular Family Meetings is one of the most
valuable things you can do as a family. Why?
Family Meetings provide an opportunity to teach children valuable social and
life skills for good character. They will learn:
Listening skills
Brainstorming skills
Problem-solving skills
Mutual respect
The value of cooling off before solving a problem. (Problems are put on the
weekly challenges pages so a cooling off period takes place before focusing
on solutions to the challenge.)
Concern for others
Cooperation
Accountability in a safe environment. (People don't
worry about admitting mistakes when they know they will be supported to find
solutions instead of experiencing blame, shame, or pain.)
How to choose solutions that are respectful to
everyone concerned
A sense of belonging and significance
Social interest
That mistakes are wonderful opportunities to learn
Family Meetings provide an opportunity for parents to:
Avoid power struggles by respectfully sharing control
Avoid micromanaging children, so children learn
self-discipline
Listen in ways that invite children to listen
Respectfully share responsibility
Create good memories through a family tradition
Model all of the skills they want their children to learn
If parents really understood the value of family meetings,
it would be their most valuable parenting tool–and they would make every
effort to schedule 15 to 30 minutes a week for family meetings.
Family
Meeting Album
(e-Book)
A
family meeting album can be as much fun as a photo album. You and your
family will chuckle as you look back at past challenges you solved
together. You will enjoy looking at your family mottos, gratitude pages,
mistakes you learned from, problems you solved, fun things you did
together, and meals you planned. You can paste a picture of your family on
the pictured cover and create your own three-ringer-binder Family Meeting
album. Web Page Special $2.95
(PDF Download)
