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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FAMILY MEETINGS
..................................................................................................................................... 2
 
W
HAT A
F
AMILY
M
EETING IS
 N 
OT 
...................................................................................................... 2
 
W
HAT A
F
AMILY
M
EETING
 IS
.............................................................................................................. 3
 
WHY ARE FAMILY MEETINGS IMPORTANT
? .................................................................................................. 3
 
WHY ARE FAMILY MEETINGS IMPORTANT
?
 
(C
ONT
’
D
) .................................................................................. 4
 
W
HO
C
AN
F
AMILY
M
EETINGS
B
ENEFIT
? .................................................................................................... 5
 
W
HAT
A
RE
M
ODERN
D
AY
F
AMILY
M
EETING
S
OLUTIONS
? ........................................................................ 6
 
T
HE
A
PPROACH
................................................................................................................................... 7
 
T
HE
A
SSOCIATION
............................................................................................................................... 7
 
H
OW
D
O
Y
OU
D
O A
F
AMILY
M
EETING
?
.............................................................................................. 8
 
EFFECTIVE
F
AMILY
M
EETING IN TODAY
’
S WORLD
...................................................................................... 9
 
24
 
.
 
.
 
.
 
32
 
.
 
.
 
.
 
H
IKE
!
 
T
HE
K
ICK
-
OFF
M
EETING
....................................................................................... 9
 
F
IRST AND
F
OREMOST
:
 
“
W 
 HY 
 
A
RE
W
E
D
OING
T
HIS
?” ........................................................................ 9
 
W
HO
W
ILL
C
OME
?
........................................................................................................................... 10
 
C
OMPLETING THE FAMILY PROFILE DURING THE
K
ICK
-O
FF
M
EETING
......................................... 10
 
F
AMILY
T
EAM
N
AME
...................................................................................................................... 10
 
F
AMILY
C
OLORS
............................................................................................................................. 10
 
M
ISSION
S
TATEMENT AND
F
AMILY
V
ISION
...................................................................................... 11
 
F
AMILY
M
OTTO
.............................................................................................................................. 11
 
F
AMILY
P
ICTURE
............................................................................................................................ 11
 
F
AMILY
M
ASCOT OR
L
OGO
............................................................................................................. 12
 
R
ULES
............................................................................................................................................ 12
 
W
HERE
W
ILL
W
E
M
EET
?
................................................................................................................. 13
 
W
HEN
W
ILL
W
E
M
EET
?
................................................................................................................... 13
 
H
OW
W
ILL
W
E
R
EMEMBER
W
HAT
W
E
D
ID AT THE
P
REVIOUS
M
EETING
?
...................................... 13
 
T
HE
F
AMILY
M
EETING
A
GENDA
.............................................................................................................. 14
 
3D’
S OF THE
F
AMILY
M
EETING
A
GENDA
.......................................................................................... 14
 
A
CTION
I
TEMS
........................................................................................................................................ 14
 
O
PEN
F
LOOR
........................................................................................................................................... 15
 
C
LOSING THE
M
EETING
........................................................................................................................... 15
 
C
ONCLUSION
–
 
D
ISCOVERING YOUR DIAMONDS
....................................................................................... 16
 
H
AVE FUN
!
......................................................................................................................................... 17
 
L
OOK
,
 
L
IVE
,
 
L
OVE
,
 
L
AUGH
............................................................................................................. 17
 
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FAMILY MEETINGS
Family Meetings. What kinds of thoughts come to mind when you hear those two words?Perhaps you picture talking in the living room with all family members present. Or,maybe you envision playing a board game while seated around the kitchen table. Maybeyour reaction is similar to that of a friend of mine: “Family meetings? Yeah, I tried thatfor about three weeks, but it didn’t work, so we kinda had to quit.”It’s true, holding successful family meetings can be a challenge, but so is everything elsein life. Face it, learning how to tie your shoes was a challenge too, but you mastered that,so you can also learn how to spend time with the people you love the most. (Even if youare still Velcro-dependent, you can learn how to have a family meeting.)
WHAT A FAMILY MEETING IS
 NOT 
 
Most people think of family meetings as times of serious communication, often aboutcontroversial family issues. True, if you’re going to tackle issues like curfew, dating, orbody piercing, it is usually best to do so with the entire family present for discussion.However, would you want to convene with people who only met to argue about differenttopics? Maybe so, if you were the star of your high school debate team, but your familymeeting should not be a time of debate. That’s not to say that family meetings are strictlyall fun and games. There is a balance of learning, discussion, and fun.Inevitably, there will be times where certain family members are not in the mood to bepleasant to other family members, but the meeting is when animosities are set aside. It isa time for the family to remember that deep down, each person in the room is a lovedfamily member. This is a time to show love, not to continue bickering. Come with a clearmind and a willing heart. The friend who quit family meetings after three weeks did solargely because she could not shake the memories of the family meetings her mother usedto hold. Every meeting was held only when her mother was drunk.
 In a well executed Family Meeting, there is a balance of learning, discussion, and fun. Modern Family Meetingsolutions should offer this balance.
Family meetings are also not expendable. Unless a major family crisis hits before themeeting (accident, fire, flood), the meeting time should not be postponed or canceled.The priority of the family meeting speaks volumes to the children about the priority of the family. Cell phones should be off, and answering machines should be on. The worldcan wait one hour while you spend time with your family.
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