Family Meeting: Adding Play!

Welcome to this week’s edition of Family Meeting.

This week, we’re focusing on something that often disappears as people get older — yet it’s one of the most powerful ingredients for creativity, connection, and happiness.

Today’s meeting explores how adding small moments of play, curiosity, and joy can change how families experience everyday life.

Sometimes the most meaningful memories don’t come from big events — they come from unexpected, lighthearted moments that happen in the middle of ordinary days.

Before we begin, here’s a refresher for how the meetings are structured:

Impacty Family Meetings have 4 parts: Parts 1, 2, and 4 stay static (to give kids a sense of structure and familiarity).

Part 3 is the weekly topic (what you’re reading right now) which you will be emailed each week, giving everyone an opportunity to strengthen family communication.

Here is the full article explaining this: Family Meeting Structure Article

Part 1: 📈 Review the Family Values Chart (~ 1–2 minutes)
Part 2: 🗣️ Sharing (~ 2–4 min. per person)
Part 3: 📒 Weekly Topic (~ 7–10 min) ← what you’re reading right now (new topics emailed each week)
Part 4: 💌 One Word Close (~10 seconds)

Let’s begin this week’s weekly topic!

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💡 1. Warm-Up Brainstorm

Start this week’s meeting with a quick brainstorm to get ideas moving — parents join in too!

Ask everyone in the family:

“What kinds of moments make you laugh the most?” 🤩