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Could family meetings help you get on better with your kids? Yes – but they can also go horribly wrong

  • Written by: Rachael Sharman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Family meetings are often touted as an effective way to resolve conflicts, work out some shared goals and bring the family together.

They seem to wax and wane in popularity. But as Google Trends shows, there has been a steady growth in people searching for information about family meetings over the past decade, with a spike...

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