Family Night
In the “Leave It to Beaver” days of the 50s and 60s, almost every family sat down to eat dinner at 6:00. Nobody would call or stop by during dinner, because it was the dinner hour. With the busy lives we live, dinner hour is a thing of the past. But there was one good thing about that time that we need to strive for. We need time each week for the family to get together. Your challenge today is to plan a family night.
Rules for Family Night: If you want a family night that helps family’s stay close and connected, you need a few ground rules.
1. Attendance is mandatory. Nobody is allowed out of family night, not even parents. Family night is sacred. You need this rule because if you start making exceptions, there will be no family night.
2. Activities are planned. It doesn’t matter what your family does for family night. You could play board games or go bowling. If your family is active, you could go rock climbing or bicycling. The important thing is to do an activity together that everyone can participate in.
3. No together alone activities allowed. There are certain activities that don’t allow families to connect. While the members of the family are together, doing the same things, they don’t interact with each other. Among activities off limits for family night are television watching, going to the movies, and playing video games. Plan activities where everyone is engaged with each other.
4. No arguing allowed. Set up ground rules with kids ahead of time that during family night, no squabbling, arguing, or fighting will be tolerated.
5. Let children talk. Many times, parents talk to the children, telling them what to do, without allowing the children to talk. Tonight is the chance for children to share what’s going on in their lives without a lecture.
6. Start with a devotion. This is the best way to start a family night. Let the children know that God is the center of your family.
7. Have fun. If a child complains that he doesn’t want to do the activity or he’s bored, remind him no pouting or sour attitudes are allowed. Everyone is expected to participate and have fun.
30 Day Ministry Challenge Day 16
Leave a Reply