Morning Meeting

Amanda Soule, of SoulMama was interviewed on Ohdeedoh. Two of my faves in one place!  SouleMama says this, and it's an idea I love, especially when I think about the dynamics of having five kids...

We start most mornings as a family with a casual “meeting” at the breakfast table, where we all share what we’re hoping to do for the day, what we might need help with, etc. It’s become a really great way to ensure that everyone’s work/play/projects be treated with equal importance – from Papa building a woodshed, to Adelaide building a birdhouse. The morning meeting inspires a bit of compromise, and a lot of cooperation in the day that follows. And perhaps most importantly, I think, it helps us ‘set intention’ for the things most important to us, both individually and collectively as a family.