How To Hold An Effective Family Meeting

There was a time when family needed no planning – all that we needed was a place for the family to gather in. All the members were close enough to drop in without much prior intimation. The courtyard of the ancestral home became the boardroom where meetings were held, children played around the adults who discussed important matters and the women cooked snacks and prepared tea for all the gathered members. The meetings usually turned out to be jolly though on a few occasions sparks flew when there was a difference of opinion. In today’s age, when most family members live separately and have a busy lifestyle, it is often difficult to get them all together on the same platform and discuss events or issues of common concern. On a few occasions when we do get together to discuss issues of common concern, it is quite likely that the discussion may be interrupted by the ring of a cell phone or by a child crying for attention. All such things have to be dealt with nowadays. Even if such is the case, family meetings can be held successfully and effectively. Here is how to hold family meetings effectively.

 

Here are some things that you can do to make a family meeting effective and make it yield positive results: