I was reading through my March issue of Parent's Magazine and came upon and article titled The 22-Minute Discipline Solution . I figured it was another one of those crazy therapist trying to push another discipline trend. But as I started to read it I realized that they were talking about something that resembled something very familiar.
"Sunday, Funday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Funday is Monday, specifically evening, when we have our weekly family meeting. After dinner the four of us sit in the living room and hash out whatever is happening at home."
Sound familiar? Yup, they're literally describing Family Home Evening. I couldn't believe it. The rest of the article talks about what to do during this time, like talk about issues, have fun, ect. It also gives the many advantages of having these "family meetings".
It was incredible to see how therapists were advising on having something that our Prophets had been instructing us to do forever as a way of keeping our kids and family safe and working properly. They say it's a key to having our family connected and strong.
‘When the home functions properly, much has been done to prevent problems from happening,’ the Mormon president told UPI. ‘So much that we do, both in the world and the church, is done to compensate for failures in the home. We have found the Family Home Evening to be a great assistance to parents in fostering meaningful and close family relationships which help the home serve as a sanctuary from evil influences and as a source of strength to each family member.’”
So there you have it, we've had the key all along, yet sadly we don't always follow the counsel of our prophets. I know in my home we still struggle to have our FHE every week, but when we do we can feel a different spirit in our homes that week. Hopefully more of the world, mormon or not, will start following this counsil to help our homes be more united and stronger so that our children can be taught and nurtured.
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