Business meetings are designed to help businesses run more effectively. So, why shouldn’t families use family meetings in the same way to be better?
Running weekly family meetings results in more closeness, increased cooperation, kids who feel empowered & heard, & kids learning many crucial life skills.
Here are some of the main intentions for running family meetings:

• All have a voice, feel heard & understood & important
• Advocate & get in other’s shoes = develop more empathy, perspective
• Create win-win agreements: ensures greater cooperation, easier to follow thru
• Learn problem-solving & brainstorming skills
• Handle sibling rivalry. Kids take responsibility for their conflicts
• Learn leadership skills

Guidelines for running family meetings: go to my website at www.drtimjordan.com to get my list of 12 guidelines for running family meetings.
Some of the results of family meetings:

• Kids take on more responsibility
• Agreements/accountability model vs. rules/punishments
• Proactive approach, stay on top of things, less reactive, more peaceful home
• Eliminate nagging, reminding, rehashing, yelling, threatening to take things away, and annoying sticker systems = stop manipulating kids with a carrot-stick approach.
• Kids feel heard, empowered, valuable, confident, close, and relaxed
• Blended families: makes it easier for step-parents to be able to be involved in disciplining their step-kids

Dr. Jordan’s website: www.drtimjordan.com

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