Family meetings

I posted recently about the how critical our family meeting is to the smooth (er) operation of our family and home. Just in case I convinced anyone to start this powerful habit, I thought I'd share a little more of the nuts and bolts of how we run our family meetings. First, a simplified version of our weekly agenda: For people less prone to using an agenda than me (possibly every one?), let me try to make an argument for it. The idea behind any list I make is to get the information out of…

Scheduling a family meeting to discuss family goals, plan family activities, and review the your progress can be a great way to strengthen your family.

Family meetings are opportunities for parents and children to discuss important issues, strengthen communication, and nurture positive relationships.

Who says family meetings have to be awful? In this handy guide to family meetings, we give you the why and how of a great family meeting.

Creating a strong family culture is so inportant to raising happy, well-adjusted kids. Figure out ehat your core family values are and live them! The main categories are faith, social, work play, education, time, financial, entertainment and technology. Included with this free download is a family values poster you can print out for family meetings. #family #familytime #familyvalues #culture #parentingtips #character

Here are a couple printables that are sure to enrich your family and children! Hop over to Creating Better Habits and read my article abo...

Meeting for just 20 to 30 minutes each week will help your family stay connected, work as a team, and keep your family calendar from veering out of control. Plus, you'll strengthen empathy muscles by making time each week to share your joys and sorrows, swap chores and responsibilities, and reflect on how family life is going.

Sunday evenings are one of my favorite moments of the week because they are all about family time! We have an early dinner together and then we dedicate half an hour to one of the best habits

Here are some details about our weekly family meetings... from the agenda to the ground rules! Make sure to snag the sample agenda too!

Sit down with the family and begin to discuss your family mission statement. These printables will get you on track with everything you need to begin.