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Jane Nelsen www.positivediscipline.com
Directions:
1.
Pass out a copy of the10 Steps for Effective Family Meetings to each participant,
so they can follow along.
2.
Ask for four volunteers to be a family of four to demonstrate using the 10 Steps for
Effective Family Meetings. They can decide who will be two parents, and two
children (and the ages of the children). Point out that family meetings work best
with children over the age of four.
3.
Ask one of the parents to read aloud the 10 Steps as they practice each one. (If
the children are old enough, an option would be to take turns reading the steps.)
4.
Hand the “talking stick” and the “agenda” to the volunteer parent and ask him or
her to go through all of the 10 Steps.
Comment:
During family meetings children have the opportunity to develop most of the
Characteristics and Life Skills parents hope for them, including a sense of
belonging and the belief that they are capable. Parents have the opportunity to
avoid power struggles when they invite shared problem-solving instead of lecturing
and micromanaging.
Materials:
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Flip chart and markers
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Talking stick-or something to
represent a talking stick
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Notebook or paper for Agenda
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Challenges and Characteristics and
Life Skills lists from the Two Lists
Activity.
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10 Steps for Effective Family
Meetings (handout)
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Tips for Successful Family Meetings
(handout)
Objective:
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To provide coaching for a volunteer
who is willing to practice solving a
“real challenge” through the family
meeting process as a demonstration
for the whole group.
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To help parents understand that
there is no such thing as a perfect
family meeting, and that practice
makes better.
10 Steps for Effective Family Meetings