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Skip the Small Talk: Questions to Go Deeper
My Myers-Briggs type means I don’t like small talk. A dear friend of mine who knows this about me recently asked what my go-to-questions are to help me skip the small talk. I thought I would share them here in case anyone else is interested!
My go-to’s are:
- What are you most excited about in your life right now?
- What are you most worried about in your life right now?
Honestly, those two questions are usually enough to get a good conversation going! I recommend starting with the first one. Even that question can startle people because it’s not as surface as things people usually talk about.
However, both questions … Read More
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Weekly Family Meetings: How to Facilitate
According to Montessori theory, there’s a real shift that happens when children graduate from kindergarten. They transition from an “Absorbent Mind” to a “Reasoning Mind.” It can be difficult to have one children in one phase and another child in another. For example, we wanted to get weekly family meetings up and running because Henry really enjoys them. However, Tate really struggled to stay focused and participate fully. Now Tate is crossing the threshold and heading into 1st grade this Fall. It’s time to get Weekly Family Meetings up and running in earnest!
Agenda for Family Meetings
Here’s a sample agenda—weekly family meetings can go in a number of different … Read More