Running Family Meetings and Sibling Conversations Around Eldercare

Family meetings about an aging parent often fail not because of bad will but because they have no structure. People arrive with different concerns, talk past each other, and leave without decisions. This hands-on course walks you through running meetings and conversations that actually move things forward. By the end of this course you will have a meeting plan template, an agenda for the next family meeting, prepared scripts for difficult one-on-one conversations with siblings, a shared decisions document, and a system for tracking action items and accountability. What you will learn: - How to set up a family meeting including invitation, format, and ground rules - How to write an agenda that focuses on decisions rather than open venting - How to facilitate without taking sides, including handling interruptions and dominance - How to run one-on-one conversations before the meeting to surface concerns - How to use a shared document for decisions, owners, and deadlines - How to handle the absent or resistant sibling without escalating conflict - How to schedule recurring meetings as the situation evolves The course is structured as a workbook. Each module provides templates, shows a filled example, and walks you through your own preparation. This course is written for adult children, especially those in the de facto coordinator role, who want family conversations to lead somewhere. By the end you will have replaced ad hoc and emotional family discussions with a structured process, and decisions about your parent's care will be made with the family rather than to them.