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Simple Tips for the First Family Meeting

First Family Meeting

JG
November 1, 2019
Accountability / Decision Making / Family / Kids / Organization / Responsibility
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Simple Tips for the First Family Meeting First Family Meeting Tips Tip 1: Start the meeting right after dinner preferably with some dessert :) A family meeting is exactly that- time to sit down with everyone in the family. Talk to the kids (and adults) that the family will be working on responsibility through an app (a system) to track and earn points. Explain the concept of deeds/ tasks and rewards. This is where house/ family rules come in and if you don’t have any yet, you can discuss and decide on some. Tip 2: Ease into the system. You can start out with just one or two things that your kids really would like to do, but that should ideally be limited (like screen time or dessert). The more they are attached to the reward, the more motivated they will be to complete deeds to earn the points. Also, start with 2 or 3 deeds that will earn them enough points to be able to redeem rewards that they want. …

How my son got a real life lesson on debt and bankruptcy

admin
April 3, 2019
Accountability / Kids
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With a shocked look, my 12 year old said, “What? This will put my score at - 45 points. It means I won’t get any electronics, shows or dessert for over a week.” It all started when we decided, as a family, to use the ‘Karmic Circles’ app at home. We drafted and accepted, in a family meeting, a framework of points for chores, behaviors and health actions for each family member. We started small but kept adding more deeds to track when we realized (and agreed) that a new rule was called for after an incident. Typically, a TV show or a 20 mins. electronics session costs each of us 3 points. However, soon after we started using the app, we negotiated an extra 5 point penalty for each show/ electronics session that was sneaked in without permission. Of course, the day we set this rule, my son was feeling good since all new rules were only valid from the next day and so he wasn't going to be penalized…