Are you worried that your children aren't learning and incorporating the values that are important to you and your wife?

Do you feel like your family is just a bunch of strangers who happen to live in the same house and share the same last name?

Well today we're going to share a secret that successful and happy families use to increase solidarity, reduce stress, and inculcate values.

It's regular family meetings.

I know. I know. I can hear the collective groans emanating across cyberspace.

Just as with family mission statements, most folks balk at the idea of having regular family meetings because they seem so forced, structured, and well — let's be honest here — super freaking cheesy.