I read or heard about this some where, and have been meaning to start this with LMC. The Idea was to have "Family Meetings" on a weekly basis. You do it kind of formally with an "agenda" of sorts written down.
You know, important things going on or coming up, or just anything that needs to be addressed/discussed. Everybody gets to voice their opinion, and the kids get a sense of some control over what is going on in the home. Seemed like a great idea to me.
Thanks and God bless us all,
Coyote