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Are You Unknowingly Poisoning Your Family?
This is a pretty harsh question to have to ask yourself, but most parents don’t realize that if they are buying bleach, air fresheners, dish detergent, laundry detergent, disinfectants, other household cleaners and some personal care products that...
Here’s Help for the “I Can’t Say ‘No’ Blues”
I hear it all the time. Cries from Christian women who want desperately to serve the Lord, but who feel overwhelmed. “I almost dread going to PTO meetings or church services anymore because I just know somebody else is going to ask me to help...
Pay Attention! It's Your Most Important Job
Anyone can become a parent; there are no tests or interviews to pass. Children can become parents, mentally disabled people – it’s even possible to become a parent while in a coma!
When my mother, who is a truly great parent still, became...
Pets can be fun for the whole family!
Pet's, any kind of pet can be a welcome addition to your family. Children love to play with puppies and kittens. They learn about life as their pets grow and mature. Dog’s and cat’s are wonderful companions to both the young and old of any...
PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM FOOD POISONING
Headline news of Canada News Wire, December 17, 2003: Home is the source of half of infectious intestinal illnesses, study shows. "The home is the source of about half of all intestinal illnesses in Ontario, according to a study published in the...
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Family Meetings: 3 Behaviors That Don't Work
There are 3 behaviors that can upset any Family Meeting. As a kid, I had all three. In fact, my grandmother called me a “Butinski”. I’ve never seen it spelled but it sounds like: But-in-ski. I was always butting in on the conversations between my mother and grandmother. I thought I’d have to wait forever if I didn’t speak up. Of course, I didn’t care for my cranky grandma and she didn’t care for my interrupting.
How about your family, do these 3 behaviors get in the way of your communication?
1. Do your kids interrupt you?
Do you interrupt them?
2. Do any of your kids talk too much?
Do you talk too much?
3. Do your kids all talk at the same time?
Do you talk when your kids have the floor?
If any of the above behaviors interfere with your family communication, your family needs to change. Discuss speaking skills at the next Family Meeting. You might consider these:
3 Speaking Skills to Choose:
1.Interrupters have to wait.
2.Only one person gets to speaks at a time.
3.Set a time limit on speaking so that no one “over-talks” and everyone gets a turn.
As the parent, you are the leader. You have the privilege and the responsibility to model good communication. You have the
privilege to teach your interrupters and “over-talkers” to wait their turn. You have the privilege and the responsibility to make sure your quiet children speak up too.
Good communication considers others feelings. This is not natural to most children yet all children can learn to communicate well. Just think how pleasant the family meetings will become. You’ll be teaching your children speaking tools that work and your children will be learning skills for life. How’s that for building character in kids?
About The Author
Jean Tracy, MSS, Edmonds, WA, USA
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