Family Council Meetings
"Hope for the best, prepare for the worst!" Old Russian Proverb
"Home is the place where character is built, where sacrifices to contribute to the happiness of others are made, and where love has taken up its abode."
Elijah Kellogg
The Family Council concept is a time-tested and practical way of meeting together as a family to learn and discuss family issues and to set an agenda for family action. It is recommended that you bind these sections and all future sections in a three-ring binder. This makes it convenient to keep notes and add other sections as they become available.
What Are Family Council Meetings:
In today’s busy world, many families are going in a hundred different directions. They have difficulty setting a time when the whole family can meet together to discuss important issues. We suggest that a routine time be scheduled each week (i.e., each Wednesday night at 7:00 pm) to hold Family Council Meetings where various issues that affect the family can be discussed. The thousands of families who are holding Family Council Meetings report outstanding success. Many say that by doing this on a regular basis they literally have saved their families. Most hold their Family Council Meetings every week and attendance is required. This works well because it sets up a routine and everyone knows that every Wednesday is a FAMILY NIGHT.
When
held on a regular basis these Family Council Meetings build and support family
relationships. Everyone has the basic need to belong to a family. Every family
member needs each other. It is very hard to go it alone. Every adult family
member has the responsibility to lead the way by example and deed. Children have
very specific needs that their parents should fill.
Youth Need from Adults/Parents:
· Notification of the rules so they can keep them.
· Open Communication (ability to talk and receive counsel).
· Non-Judgmental Listening at any time of day or night.
· Commitment (Never, never ever give up on your kids, no matter what).
· Intervention (to intervene when parents see wrong choices are being made).
· PERSONAL Example by parents and leaders (Kids follow examples).
· Encouragement and real love. A pat on the back and a friendly squeeze of the shoulders goes a long way. Always tell them you love them.
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