Family Meeting Agenda Worksheet

A weekly family meeting is the single most under-used structural intervention in family therapy. Same time each week, same short agenda, everyone gets a turn. It prevents 80% of the fights that eat evenings.

• 1. Appreciations — each person names one thing they appreciated this week
• 2. Calendar — what's coming, who needs a ride, who's out
• 3. Chores & responsibilities — what worked, what didn't
• 4. One issue on the table — brought by anyone, no ambush
• 5. One thing we're planning together (fun, trip, project)
• 6. Close with a ritual — song, walk, dessert, high-fives

• No phones
• No re-litigating last week's fight
• Kids' voices count, even if adults still decide
• You can pass on any item
• Nobody gets ambushed — issues go on the agenda before the meeting