Before you do anything - read this blog post about appreciations that we wrote last year at this time.

Appreciations - What’s the Point

Now that you have read the post, I want you to create an Appreciation Board this week and begin creating the habit of looking for the best in each member of your family.

Encourage your kids to notice and write down what they appreciate about their siblings and parents.

Have a conversation with your kids describing the Family Meeting format and the Appreciations and try to keep the conversation between 5 and 8 minutes.

This is your chance to “practice” condensing what you want to say and leaving more time for the kids to talk or ask questions.

Question:

How did my children respond to the idea of Family Meetings?

How did the Appreciation portion of the Family Meeting go? Were their any surprises? If so, what were they?

If you are already holding Family Meetings and you use the appreciation board, please share with us what you notice about your family and your children and how they treat each other since you started appreciations.