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Organize family meetings for healthy interaction

Life is so rushed sometimes; it feels like we are passing family members like ships in the night.

However, it is important to stay connected to those you love even if it takes a formal family meeting to accomplish family time. Here are some tips for conducting a family meeting that may keep you from missing the boat when it comes to finding time to get together and discuss important issues in everyone’s life:

  • Carve out the time for a family meeting
  • Make this time regular
  • Make meetings official
  • Mix family meetings with positive and enjoyable topics or plans
  • Keep a diary for an exciting look back over the days, weeks, months or years of your families activities together
  • Make meetings fun by having snacks, fun things to do, and changing the meeting location to keep it fresh and interesting
  • Establish group traditions:
    – No interrupting another person who is talking
    – No using shared information against a family member
    – No using family meetings regularly to discuss only difficult and emotionally draining topics

We sometimes take our loved ones for granted and forget, children grow up and we get older.

Manage the time you have today in spite of the pressures and stressors you feel pulling at you from other areas of your life. Take time to enjoy your family today.

For additional information or assistance, please contact your Employee Assistance Program (EAP) or consult a mental health professional.

View the Business Psychology Associates Web site.

Published 11-16-07