Let's get together

we don't have what u are talking about on a regular basis but we rally around when we need to discuss something. i think if u have them regularly thet might get bored w/them but just knowing u can get together w/them when need be means alot. good luck.

hen my children lived at home we had a family meeting once a week. It was the time for anyone of us to say what we were or had been thinking and to sort out any problems there might have been. No one could interupt one when it was their turn to speak. After they were done speaking then if anyone had a comment it as made.

We don't hold formal meetings but we do talk when we are in the care what do we plan to do during summer or anything that involves my son. We do let him choose what to do during summer. We are planning to send him to a summer school where he can attend swimming lessons twice per week.

Hi Humbug, when the girls were at home we would get together on a Thursday and talk about family things and arrangements but now just myself and my son if I want to talk to him I will and the girls living away now tend to call to organize stuff. It is very rare we are all altogether these days. Think it is a fantastic idea though as ours weren't classed as family meetings it just seemed to be when we were all in together on a Thursday really so it just happened that way. Huggles. Ellie :D

you have good mind to think more for your kids.yeah,kids need fun and parents should know more about what they want.family meeting is great if your family is large members.my case is not like you,i just live with my daughter.it is easy to make plan for her summer.

I have a suggestion that has alwasy worked with ym family and from what i hear all other families! Having dinner together as much as you can , working around everyones schedules is always a family meeting. This will help you gather information about summer and holidays! I hope this works out. Family around the table is a great habit to keep.

Wow, what a great mum you are but hey we always knew that anyhow! I think it's great to get your kids involved when talking about holidays etc to get their input, nothing worst than the grown ups planning the holiday and the kids following behind like anklebiters! They get a sense of responsibility too because it's their ideas they are putting forward and if they come off to fruition! When I was young it was always mum and I, dad never went away with us, and wasn't bothered if we went away or not, so it was up to mum, but I have nothing to grumble about because we had some great holidays together, Cornwall, Isle of Wight, Bournemouth, Guernsey, so I never missed out!

i and my hubb first discuss anything that concerns our kids,then lay it before our kids to discuss but we leave it upto them to come to a decision.i donot know how many of the people do it in our place but i beleive kids also have their own personalities with identities of their own!

Hi Humbug, how are you? I never had family meetings when my children were younger, but I do know my daughters friend's family does every week and they discuss everything that has been happening not only in their lives but other families lives too..personally I think that is bad and what does anyone else need to know sbout their friends family for..but guess it all depends on what kind of meeting you have..it could be a good thing...hugs LoLo

I'm not married, but, I've heard of families getting together once a week to air some differences that each member may have to kind of nip things in the bud, so, it doesn't escalate is such a great idea! I think if more families did this there wouldn't be so many divorces or angry and resentful kids walking around. More power to you! I think what you're wanting to do is a fantastic thing! Purrs, Catwoman=^..^= & Mija

Oh my god.... a family meeting in my house..... what a laugh that would be... Both of the boys would want to go back to suffering suffolk.... We do quite often sit down and chat together but it nearly always ends up with the boys bickering.... and i'm just sitting there laughing at them.... But I agree with you it's a good idea.... my parents never done it, they made the choices and we all just put up with it...end of!!! One thing we must do is get together one summer afternoon...evening, share a bottle or 2 and just let the boys run wild....lmao seriously tho' it would be good to get together, the boys can play and we can just sit and catch up.... sleep over, like we said yesterday.