Find a time once a week where your family can get together and talk about a certain issue or play a game. Make it consistent.

Each of us got to pick a game a certain night of the week. I found it was much easier to interact with my parents during a game of ‘Clue’ or ‘Scene It’ and easier to forget I was mad at them about my curfew after the dance that weekend.

Every night at dinner have everyone go around the table and give the best part of their day, the worst part of their day and then a surprise (anything random that happened, a funny story or anecdote).

Depending on your kids’ interests there are a number of interesting activities you can do with your family at local stores.

Register and check local calendars managed by your town and neighboring town’s Chamber of Commerce.

If you keep with it and show them you love them, the relationship will get better!