Every Sunday evening we meet as a family for a family meeting. We get to bring up any new business (schedules for the week, etc) and talk about our goals from last week. Did we have any successes or failures? What could we do differently?
The biggest thing we do at family meeting is that it allows us as a family to feel safe about bringing up issues we have with one another or other people. Sometimes it might be a miscommunication that lead to an argument. Our kids get to safely bring up grievances and work it out with the other members. Parents can do the same but we only bring up family issues not marriage related issues. Everyone has a voice and everyone feels heard.
What do you do with your family that works?
