The Family Teams Podcast 4 Ways To Turn Your Family Into A TEAM
Apr 9, 2026
Katie Kruithof, a family and community coach who leads playful culture practices, and Brent Kruithof, a coach and author of a family teamwork playbook, share practical ways to build family teamwork. They cover chants and team language, bonfires and hot tubs for conversation, family projects like puzzles, and how to approach sports with shared goals.
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Decide Your Family Is A Team
- Deciding your family is a team changes everyday rhythms into intentional, mission-focused practices.
- Brent and Katie framed meals, birthdays, and routines around a family mission so roles and strengths unite for impact.
Use A Family Chant At Meals
- Use short team language rituals to build identity like a quick chant at meals.
- The Kruithofs use "One, two, three, Team Kruithof" and require it before anyone is excused from the table.
Create Conversation Spaces With Bonfires And Hot Tubs
- Create intentional environments where screens and distractions fade so conversations deepen.
- The Kruithofs use bonfires and hot tubs at night because darkness and shoulder-to-shoulder seating unlock storytelling and openness.