Family dinner keeps families connected. It interrupts right in the middle of the time between 2 pm school dismissal and midnight, when junior operators must be off the road. So it limits the distance and trouble they can get into.
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Family dinner: drug & alcohol abuse prevention
June 28, 2011How to manage carnal emotions & behavior
May 23, 20111. Have fun together. I’m not sure how cat owners can hunt, catch and kill with their owners. However, parentis can transform their relationship with their children by investing five to 15 minutes a day of positive time with their children, with no electronics, nagging, or criticism.
Families are all about connection
April 4, 2011In some families, parents have all the rights and responsibilities, and children have none. In other families, children have all the rights and none of the responsibilities. This is called entitlement.
Money and kids
March 31, 2011There are other problems with paying kids for chores. It teaches them you can use money to manipulate people. Money is THE lowest motivator to do ANYTHING. In fact, many research studies have proven that rewarding kids is the fastest way to insure they lose interest in a task.
A first family meeting success story
March 14, 2011After we had the ground rules established, we moved on to Compliments. My children and I really enjoyed this part of the meeting and said some really sweet things to their siblings, none of which I think I’ve EVER heard them say before and nearly brought tears to my eyes. They also had some sweet things to say about my husband and myself.
