{"id":304,"date":"2009-08-18T21:41:58","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T15:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=304"},"modified":"2009-08-19T09:04:08","modified_gmt":"2009-08-19T03:04:08","slug":"family-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/family-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Comic Sans MS;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS';\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 10pt;\">Families are busier than ever.\u00a0 To keep up with your events and to keep your family communicating<span style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"> hold a weekly \u201cfamily meeting\u201d. Families need time to prioritize, know what is coming up, talk through all the activities, and cultivate your relationships.\u00a0 Choose a day and time each week to hold the family meeting to share important dates, upcoming activities and share family members\u2019 accomplishments. At the meeting, fill in a calendar with each person\u2019s upcoming events and deadlines and then hang the calendar kitchen where everyone can see and review it regularly. After this 30 &#8211; 45 minute family meeting, join in the fun with a special meal or dessert, game night or movie. This team building creates a special bond where everyone is heard and everyone shares what is important.\u00a0 At our family meeting, each member shared one anecdote about what \u201cone good thing\u201d was about another family member.\u00a0 Some times siblings needed to \u201cstretch\u201d to find the one good thing, but making each other feel a special part of your family creates affirmation for that person that builds self esteem.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; color: black; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\">What day can you start your family meeting? <span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Families are busier than ever.\u00a0 To keep up with your events and to keep your family communicating hold a weekly \u201cfamily meeting\u201d. 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