Show Your Children/Grandchildren How to be Powerful Creators and Communicators

Choose a time of day (breakfast, dinner, family carpool) when you know the family will be together. The more consistently you have this time -- the better.

Allow one person (the person can change from day to day) to lead the discussion and have them ask each of the following questions to each person. Only one question should be out for discussion at a time.
1. How was your day?
2. What was your favorite part of the day?
3. What was your least favorite part of the day?
4. What would you do differently?

Each person should answer the question and discussion is encouraged. For example: "why was that your favorite part?

This tool not only allows family to connect, but it encourages children (and the parents) to look at what is important in their lives and what's important to the other family members. This discussion also allows children to take stock of how their choices affected their mood throughout the day and it allows them to see that they have a choice about how to proceed the next time a similar circumstance comes up -- They learn that they can repeat positive actions to make themselves feel good and can choose differently if they didn't like the outcome.

Also important is that this discussion allows each participant to focus on positive forces and let go of not so positive experiences.