Communication
Whole family
Family Values Map
What matters most to your family, on one page to hang up — your shared compass.
Family Meeting Agenda
Appreciations, issues, fun plans: the 20-minute ritual, fully guided.
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Rules answer "what do we do?"; values answer "why?". This map helps your family name the 3–5 things that matter most to you — kindness, honesty, adventure — and turn them into one page to hang up.
What's inside
- A guided values-picking workshop (cards + voting)
- A fill-in map poster for your family's top 3–5 values
- "What it looks like" example lines for each value
- A yearly revisit ritual page
How to use it
Run the workshop at a family meeting — everyone votes, even the youngest
Fill in the map together and hang it where guests can see it
When a rule is questioned, point to the value behind it
Why it works
Every FamilyDecode planner follows the same principle: decide once, calmly, together — then let the printed page do the daily reminding. Because your child helped build it, the Family Values Map isn't one more parental instruction; it's their plan. And because it hangs where the action happens, it replaces repeated reminders with a simple glance. Families tell us the shift takes about two weeks: the first days you'll still prompt "check your plan", and then one evening, nobody needs to.
Make it stick
Start smaller than feels necessary, celebrate the check-marks more than the results, and bring this planner to your weekly family meeting for two minutes of adjustments. A plan that gets revised is a plan that survives; a plan carved in stone becomes wallpaper. If it stalls, shrink it — fewer steps, bigger wins — rather than abandoning it. This planner is the "Plan" step of the FamilyDecode Method; for the full picture, see our Family Communication guide.
Frequently asked questions
A starter version lives in our free resource library, so you can test the method first. The complete kit — every version, the parent guide, and updates — is available in the shop.
This planner is designed for: Whole family. Where it matters, the kit includes separate versions for younger and older children.
Print-ready PDF, in both A4 and US Letter. Buy once, download instantly, and print unlimited copies for your own family.
Goes well with
Read Anchors that carry families through change — the article behind this planner — or browse the full planner library.
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