Family Communication and Family Meetings


	Family Communication and Family Meetings

gwyner

1-24-2007 1:10 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/6e131e8a-ee7c-474d-ba2b-6fed474f1293/3EFB2509-4CC1-46BF-93B5-5C0039C69E39/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs522w.htm" href="http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs522w.htm" style="font-size: 11px;">www.ag.ndsu.edu</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs522w.htm"><H1>Family Communication and Family Meetings</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs522w.htm"><P><B>Deb Gebeke</B>, Family Science Specialist
<B>Kim Bushaw</B>, Parent Line Program Specialist
</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs522w.htm"><I>The factor most likely responsible for whether we have a happy and satisfying family life is how we communicate with each other.</I></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs522w.htm"><FONT size="+1">Do we feel we are heard and understood by our spouse and our children?
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs522w.htm"><I>Is the whole family involved in problem solving and decision making together?</I></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs522w.htm"><FONT size="+1">Do we tell each other what's on our mind?
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs522w.htm"><I>Do we listen?</I></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs522w.htm"><FONT size="+1">One of the best methods for promoting positive family communication is to hold family meetings.</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs522w.htm"><H2><A _moz-rs-heading="" name="what">What is a Family Meeting?</A></H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/famsci/fs522w.htm"><UL>
<li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><A name="what">Family meetings are time set aside to promote meaningful communication and to provide for family discussion, decision making, problem solving, encouragement and cooperation.
</A></LI><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><A name="what">Family meetings can be structured and rather formal or flexible and informal.
</A></LI><li style="margin-left:16px;padding-left: 0px;"><A name="what">At family meetings, everyone has a part and something to contribute. No one is less important than another, and family members contribute according to their age and ability.
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