Family Talk, How to Organize Family Meetings to Solve Problems and Strengthen Relationships
Author Christy Monson helps families achieve healthy synergy through
hosting regular family councils
A retired family therapist, Monson shares stories and concrete examples to guide families through the process of fine tuning communication through family meetings.
She explores the use of family councils as the perfect teaching environment to:
Understand difficult issues
Troubleshoot problems
Find solutions
Build a child's self esteem
Give children the message that they are valued
Help children know they are loved
Encourage family members to become the best they can be
About the Author: Christy Monson established a successful counseling practice in Las Vegas, Nevada, as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Her books, Love, Hugs, and Hope: When Scary Things Happen and Becoming Free: A Woman's Guide To Internal Strength are published by Familius.
The Family Council Guidebook is a vital and necessary addition to every home. In this day and age when emails, chat rooms, and staring at computer screens are rapidly replacing real-time human interaction, what better corrective could there be than a guidebook to how to talk with one another in meaningful, productive and healing ways. Christy Monson knows what she is talking about. It is a great blessing that she is sharing it with all of us.
—Ben Bernstein, PhD, Author of Test Success! and A Teen's Guide to Success
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