It's hard to take criticism - especially when you're only 9 years old. Actually it's not any better when you're 41! Family meetings are a forum where we can raise irritations and issues and discuss them as a group. Sometimes its as simple as "whoever keeps putting the wet spoon in the sugar bowl - please stop it" but sometimes it's more complicated.
I'm hoping that our confronting of issues leaves everyone intact and not feeling battered. I'm hoping I'm giving my children a model of healthy ways to deal with conflict. I'm hoping we are giving everyone the permission to be honest and kind at the same time. I feel these are important life skills.
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