Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Week Nine: First Family Meeting

Okay, well, our first lesson is that a weeknight doesn't work too well - we ended up doing this DURING dinner, and Bri pointed out that it really ought to have it's own space. As it was his suggestion to do it Wednesday night, that was fine - felt kindof cool, to just try it, notice it didn't work, and move on. So, new plan: Sundays.

All we did tonight was appreciations (that's all we've learned). No journal, no timer, no appointing of positions (yet). Fiora said, "I appreciate you, baba." :) It felt really good, not only to receive an appreciation, but also to give them...and I hadn't prepared for it, which actually made it feel all that much more real and true. Looking forward to not only continuing this tradition, but also learning more about family meetings.

2 comments:

  1. Great start! Sunday mornings works best for us, as the time we are most consistently all home. Hazel loves ringing a bell to start and end the meeting.

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