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The Family Meeting That Works: How to Get Buy-In Without Lectures

The Family Meeting That Works: How to Get Buy-In Without Lectures

Elowen, Naya

Paperback

Child PsychologyGeneral ParentingSelf-Help

ISBN10: 9309879017
ISBN13: 9789309879012
Publisher: Mindful Pages
Published: Oct 13 2026
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Most parents do not need another reminder to communicate better. They need a way to stop repeating themselves. The Family Meeting That Works is a practical guide to running short, calm, decision-focused meetings that replace lectures, eye-rolling, and empty promises with plans your household can actually follow. Naya Elowen shows you how to choose the right topics (the recurring ones), build a simple family meeting agenda, and invite genuine child buy-in without handing over the steering wheel. You will learn language that keeps parent child communication respectful and specific, plus a method for turning complaints into clear household agreements: who does what, when it happens, and what done means. Along the way, the book helps you handle common hotspots like chores, screens, and morning routines without turning every discussion into a debate about character or effort. Where most advice ends with be consistent, this book gets practical about what consistency looks like in a real home. You will set up lightweight notes, calm check-ins, and follow-up habits that keep agreements alive without nagging. Whether you are starting a weekly family meeting for the first time or trying to rescue one that has become a talking shop, you will come away with a clear framework for shared responsibility and everyday conflict resolution at home - all while practising a form of no lecture parenting that still lets you lead.

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