Guidelines for Good Meetings
Divided or divorced parents need effective business-like meetings in order to raise kids well. Here are some guidelines from the book Two Homes, One Childhood by Robert Emery. Have a regularly scheduled time and make sure the kids can't overhear your conversations. They don't' need to be burdened by the topics which means pick up and drop off times are not a good time to talk. And keep meetings brief, polite, and to the best of your ability, positive. Good meetings are a gift to your kids.
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Divided or divorced parents need effective business-like meetings in order to raise kids well. Here are some guidelines from the book Two Homes, One Childhood by Robert Emery. Have a regularly scheduled time and make sure the kids can't overhear your conversations. They don't' need to be burdened by the topics which means pick up and drop off times are not a good time to talk. And keep meetings brief, polite, and to the best of your ability, positive. Good meetings are a gift to your kids.
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Ron Deal
Ron L. Deal is one of the most widely read and viewed experts on blended families in the country. He is Director of FamilyLife Blended® for FamilyLife®, founder of Smart Stepfamilies™, and the author and Consulting Editor of the Smart Stepfamily Series of books including the bestselling Building Love Together in Blended Families: The 5 Love Languages® and Becoming Stepfamily Smart (with Dr. Gary Chapman), The Smart Stepfamily: 7 Steps to a Healthy Family, and ...more
A good co-parent meeting is worth its weight in gold.
