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even young families today experience a lot of competing scheduling demands. there's soccer practice
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we took a step back and asked
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how could you help make our house run as smoothly as possible
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we didn't have a meeting every single week - there were times i didn't prioritize family time and just watched that game
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grew in heart-felt connection
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keep discussion time short unless everyone agrees to extend the time
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decisions are unanimous. this promotes unity as children figure out how to compromise. it also keeps kids from voting in “candy
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the kids predictably suggested that we all “try real hard” the next week! as parents we knew we needed more. so we gently suggested a secondary plan
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the connected families framework is summed up in this powerful pyramid. when parenting happens from the bottom to the top
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how to make family meetings the best meetings
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your guide to family meetings
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chad hayenga • april 29
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your guide to family meetings
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your kids probably hear those two words and want to yawn
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but who says family meetings have to be awful? what if you and your kids anticipated family meetings
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the news is i don't think there's some impossible formula to enjoying family meetings. a few principles and a little bit of creativity is all you need
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what is a family meeting
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why family meetings
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to coordinate the running of the household; schedule car pools and rides
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to get input from everybody larger family decisions that will be made by the parents. to ann family decisions
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to discuss serious family issues
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improve communication
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build self-esteem by recognizing and building on qualities and strengths
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learn to problem solve effectively
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common reasons to start family meetings
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scheduling and planning has become chaotic
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it's time to shift ownership of certain responsibilities to kids
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you need to build in more intentional time together
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there are other reasons
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family meetings offer an opportunity to plan and schedule together
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then on thursday
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you just can't balance it all
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or
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that's how we initially jumped into family meetings
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family meetings hand responsibility to kids
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every parent experiences that moment
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we discovered that the person who was most upset by the lack of follow-through on a particular issue was the one that cared and therefore “owned” the problem
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when i “own” my child's problem
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i clearly have a problem
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you want more intentional family time
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at first glance
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however
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but family meetings are not as scary as they sound and they are worth the effort
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problem-solved schedules and chore challenges
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all of these were the result of intentional
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our fabulous family fun night
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set a family meeting time. ask your kids when they would like to have it. give them some options that you know will work
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talking be helpful. kids learn listening and to stay on topic
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how our family problem-solved together
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week we chose laundry as the problem area to address during the family meeting
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so at the family meeting
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at the next family meeting
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parents set the expectation; kids own how to meet the expectation
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as parents
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the end result was that all our kids began taking responsibility
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try to tell them how to meet the expectations
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still overwhelmed? you set the agenda
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as little as you want to keep your family on track
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what if the family meeting turns into target practice
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this ally happened to friends of mine. their first family meeting was a fiasco
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i think of few more discouraging ways to start your family meeting journey
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the news is
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here's their story. if family meetings aren't going the way you'd hoped
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