How to Do a Family Culture Check-In

Learn The Steps in How to Do a Family Culture Check-In:

Why is the culture of your family so important? Simple. It is the very heartbeat of your home, and inevitably, it will be part of the legacy your family leaves behind. But, sometimes your family culture can feel more like it’s operating by default, impacted by outside voices, busyness, and an endless list of responsibilities. That’s where intentionality comes in.

One way to see how your family culture is doing, is by facilitating an intentional check-in regularly to see where everyone is at, what is going great, and where there are opportunities for growth together.

Follow the 4 simple steps in the video to do a successful, engaging, and even fun culture check in with your family. You’ll also be able to learn some helpful questions to ask to provoke meaningful conversations, tips to get kids to share honestly, and ideas to make your check-in something that everyone looks forward to.

Helpful Tips to Make Your Family Check-In More Effective

Here are some ways to make your check-in even more meaningful for everyone and get the most out of your time together.

• Limit distractions: Put away phones, turn the tv off, and have the 20-30 minutes to fully focus and give attention.
• Keep the meaningful questions age appropriate: Adjust questions based on ages and stages in your home, i.e. having simpler prompts for younger children and deeper more reflective questions for older kids and adults.
• Stay consistent: Set regular rhythms of checking in and normalizing the family meeting.

Your family culture check-in creates a space to listen, reflect, and grow together. It’s an intentional approach to building family culture moment by moment and strengthening your family and home for the long run.

If you want to go deeper, our Winning Family Culture study, offers a culture assessment that helps families gauge how they’re doing in key areas like communication, connection, and support.