Skills Kids Can Learn

✦ dialogue skills give safety to family communication
✦ skills are gained in expressing self
✦ listening skills are developed
✦ tolerance for differences is developed
✦ appreciation for the uniqueness of others grows
✦ feeling of importance and significance is gained
✦ appropriate attention from others is attained
✦ family members grow closer to one another
✦ family members understand one another more and more
✦ family members get along better and better
✦ family members cooperate with each other more often
✦ family members become more supportive of one another
✦ family members love one another more deeply for years and years
✦ parents and their kids talk about important things without arguing
✦ kids and teens think about very important issues of life
✦ kids and teens think about the right way to do chores and responsibilities
✦ parents lovingly discipline through educational consequences
✦ kids participate in deciding what will teach them right behavior
✦ children grow their strengths and deal with their weaknesses
✦ kids and teens think about various survival and success skills
✦ kids and teens develop responsible thinking skills
✦ kids and teens learn skills in task planning
✦ recognition and analysis of chores and responsibilities develop
✦ kids and teens participate in their own discipline and correction
✦ chore and rule compliance gets better and better
✦ greater and greater family contributions are encouraged
✦ cooperation regarding chores improves
✦ positive attitudes are instilled for more happiness and less complaining
✦ wisdom and values that enhance the chance for success grow
✦ problem-solving skills are developed
✦ a variety of things to do as a family are adopted
✦ helpful attitudes and actions toward all family members are fostered
✦ positive attitudes and "can do" orientation to life is developed
✦ creative problem-solving skills are developed
✦ solutions about social situations are discovered
✦ family teamwork is encouraged