Justin shares his disappointment in unwittingly missing out on the opportunity to share meaningful, heartfelt words with the people he loves after choosing to clean the kitchen during an extended family get-together rather than participating in a family activity.

We all have a need to belong. You can help your child to have a sense of who they are and how they belong by creating family traditions and sharing family stories with them. Kylie shares how she included son-in-law Jared in one of their traditions by writing him into their family 'birth" story.

In this episode:

Missed opportunity
Getting priorities right
"If tomorrow never comes..." Ronan Keating
Why vulnerability is hard!
Using technology to check in with people we love
Coulson daughter #2 has returned from Europe
The need to belong
Family traditions and stories
Adoption
Knowing family roots- -> increased resilience
Teaching kids about positive relationships

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#1078 - Choose Life Not Dishes