Family Wellness Tip

TOPIC: Meeting Your Family

Reasons to have (or start) family meetings:

• They build kid's self-esteem. The children feel valued when they are listened to and their ideas are considered.

• Kids learn that family members are joined together. What each person does can have an effect on everyone else.

• Helps kids to better deal with problems they have all areas (like home, school, or playground).

• Your family becomes closer and works together better.

• Kids learn perspective-taking skills. Kids start to think of how other's feel and what is good for the whole family.

• They slow the family down from their hectic lives.

• They are a safe place for problems to be talked about and resolved.

• Everyone knows what is going on for the week.

You can use one of the forms below or wing it. The goal is to try a meeting. Let each person talk. Let each person know events for the week. Enjoy each other.