Comments on: Family day and family meetings – a rewarding routine http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/family-day-and-family-meetings/ Simple Productivity Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:06:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tomas http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-77684 Tomas Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:15:35 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/03/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-77684 Any suggestions for books on family meetings/family nights? I'm a single father of 3 kids (4, 6, and 8), work F/T, live in the country, don't have any support, and simply don't have the time to research or brainstorm on what a family meeting or family night should consist of.... Life is just so hectic! I was hoping for a good consolidated resource I can reference in book form. Any suggestions for books on family meetings/family nights? I’m a single father of 3 kids (4, 6, and 8), work F/T, live in the country, don’t have any support, and simply don’t have the time to research or brainstorm on what a family meeting or family night should consist of…. Life is just so hectic! I was hoping for a good consolidated resource I can reference in book form.

]]> By: Silden@fil Citr@te http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-77351 Silden@fil Citr@te Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:31:58 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/03/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-77351 Wow.. Another great article. Just wanted to comment on the Family Day Jar. We have this concept as well (we call it the "kitty") and it works wonders for our family days. Last year, we saved up enough to have a family weekend at wonderland on the Gold Coast (Australia). Thanks, Charles Wow.. Another great article.

Just wanted to comment on the Family Day Jar. We have this concept as well (we call it the “kitty”) and it works wonders for our family days.

Last year, we saved up enough to have a family weekend at wonderland on the Gold Coast (Australia).

Thanks,
Charles

]]> By: Do you hold family meetings? | Army Wife Network http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-65357 Do you hold family meetings? | Army Wife Network Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:28:18 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/03/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-65357 [...] Family Meetings: A Rewarding Routine VN:F [1.1.8_518] [...] [...] Family Meetings: A Rewarding Routine VN:F [1.1.8_518] [...]

]]> By: How to Plan a Family Game Night http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-58505 How to Plan a Family Game Night Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:26:12 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/03/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-58505 [...] be involved in the planning of this event. The following will need to be discussed during the family meeting regarding Family Game Night: [...] [...] be involved in the planning of this event. The following will need to be discussed during the family meeting regarding Family Game Night: [...]

]]> By: Busy Birthday Weekend… and then some. « it is what it is http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-52468 Busy Birthday Weekend… and then some. « it is what it is Wed, 26 Nov 2008 05:44:07 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/03/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-52468 [...] I posted about Family Day, where we try to have fun together as a family, often for free or without spending much money. I [...] [...] I posted about Family Day, where we try to have fun together as a family, often for free or without spending much money. I [...]

]]> By: Leonard J. Waks http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-42378 Leonard J. Waks Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:04:04 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/03/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-42378 We have only one child, a son, now 17, and we have one family elder, my wife's Mom, now aged 78. It has sometimes been hard to find activities that work for all four of us. The 61 year age gap between son and Grandma is sometimes hard to bridge. This is especially so because Grandma is so positive and so active and self-directed, and our son is so laid back and mellow and hard to engage. We had great family days on Sundays for many years, but it got harder as our son passed 14. He wanted to spend weekends with his friends, wasn't interested in our family activities, and generally became a party pooper. Now he says he misses family days. I wish we had been more creative. On family meetings, we consider every activity in our home from meal planning to financial planning the responsibility of a committee of the whole. We have weekly meetings about our meals for the coming week before we go shopping, and we have our "favorite 21" meals on file cards. Everyone starts the meeting by picking a card. A great book which has helped us with family meetings is Martin Edelston's "I-Power". This book contains dozens of great ideas for extracting all of the best ideas of everyone in the group. We have only one child, a son, now 17, and we have one family elder, my wife’s Mom, now aged 78. It has sometimes been hard to find activities that work for all four of us. The 61 year age gap between son and Grandma is sometimes hard to bridge. This is especially so because Grandma is so positive and so active and self-directed, and our son is so laid back and mellow and hard to engage.

We had great family days on Sundays for many years, but it got harder as our son passed 14. He wanted to spend weekends with his friends, wasn’t interested in our family activities, and generally became a party pooper. Now he says he misses family days. I wish we had been more creative.

On family meetings, we consider every activity in our home from meal planning to financial planning the responsibility of a committee of the whole. We have weekly meetings about our meals for the coming week before we go shopping, and we have our “favorite 21″ meals on file cards. Everyone starts the meeting by picking a card.

A great book which has helped us with family meetings is Martin Edelston’s “I-Power”. This book contains dozens of great ideas for extracting all of the best ideas of everyone in the group.

]]> By: My Get Things Done List » Blog Archive » How to be a Great Dad - 12 Awesome Tips [zen habits] http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-14859 My Get Things Done List » Blog Archive » How to be a Great Dad - 12 Awesome Tips [zen habits] Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:08:57 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/03/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-14859 [...] Family Day and Family Meetings [...] [...] Family Day and Family Meetings [...]

]]> By: Life Is Easy / Rainy days and Sundays are great family days http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-12280 Life Is Easy / Rainy days and Sundays are great family days Tue, 28 Aug 2007 04:03:20 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/03/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-12280 [...] and makes driving downright dangerous. My first thought: “Oh no, that’s not good for our Family Day! We can’t play stuff [...] [...] and makes driving downright dangerous. My first thought: “Oh no, that’s not good for our Family Day! We can’t play stuff [...]

]]> By: Life Is Easy / 100 Ways to Have Fun with Your Kids for Free or Cheap http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-12259 Life Is Easy / 100 Ways to Have Fun with Your Kids for Free or Cheap Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:46:20 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/03/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-12259 [...] I posted about Family Day, where we try to have fun together as a family, often for free or without spending much money. I [...] [...] I posted about Family Day, where we try to have fun together as a family, often for free or without spending much money. I [...]

]]> By: AgentSully http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-8477 AgentSully Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:11:43 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/02/03/family-day-and-family-meetings/#comment-8477 we do this too in my (extended) family. we do this on Saturdays usually. I like the idea of the family meeting. I think I'll try to introduce that to my family too. I also want to try and have a family nite too, where we spend an hour or two together after dinner just dedicated to talking or playing all together. we do this too in my (extended) family. we do this on Saturdays usually. I like the idea of the family meeting. I think I’ll try to introduce that to my family too.

I also want to try and have a family nite too, where we spend an hour or two together after dinner just dedicated to talking or playing all together.

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