The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More - Hardcover

Feiler, Bruce

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061778737 ISBN 13: 9780061778735

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2013

Synopsis

HardCover. Pub Date :2013-01-24 Pages: 304 Language: English Publisher: William Morrow In The Secrets of Happy Families. New York Times bestselling author Bruce Feiler has drawn up a blueprint for modern families - a new approach to family dynamics. inspired by cutting-edge techniques gathered from experts in the disciplines of science. business. sports. and the military. The result is a funny and thought-provoking playbook for contemporary families. with more than 200 useful strategies. including: the right way to have family dinner. what your mother never told you about sex (but should have). and why you should always have two women present in difficult conversations ... Timely. compassionate. and filled with practical tips and wise advice. Bruce Feiler's The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings. Rethink Family Dinner. Fight Smarter. Go Out and Play. and Much M...

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Review:

"Infused with humor and authenticity. ... Feiler's unique perspective and voice... sets it apart from other work in both the parenting and happiness genres."--Yahoo

"This is the best book I've read about how to transform families. ... Run, don't walk, to get a copy"--NBC Latino

"Makes even the most skeptical parent sit up and take note"--BONNIE ROCHMAN for Time.com

"Refreshing. ... Feiler has an engaging stlye."--Washington Post

"A self-help book with teeth, loaded with examples. ... "The Secrets of Happy Families" is comprehensive and clear, a how-to guide for dads who may not have realized they needed one.--Daddylibrium

Infused with humor and authenticity. ... Feiler s unique perspective and voice... sets it apart from other work in both the parenting and happiness genres. --Yahoo"

Refreshing. ... Feiler has an engaging stlye. --Washington Post"

Not your run-of-the-mill parenting manual. A practical, entertaining playbook that upends some of the most accepted wisdom in family-rearing today. --Outside magazine"

This is the best book I ve read about how to transform families. Run, don t walk, to get a copy --NBC Latino"

Makes even the most skeptical parent sit up and take note --BONNIE ROCHMAN for Time.com"

From the Back Cover:

• Don't worry about family dinner.
• Let your kids pick their punishments.
• Ditch the sex talk.
• Cancel date night.

These are just a few of the surprising innovations in this bold first-of-its-kind playbook for today's families. Bestselling author and New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler found himself squeezed between caring for aging parents and raising his children. So he set out on a three-year journey to find the smartest solutions and the most cutting-edge research about families. Instead of the usual family "experts," he sought out the most creative minds--from Silicon Valley to the set of Modern Family, from the country's top negotiators to the Green Berets--and asked them what team-building exercises and problem-solving techniques they use with their families. Feiler then tested these ideas with his wife and kids. The result is a fun, original look at how families can draw closer together, complete with two hundred never-before-seen best practices.

Feiler's life-changing discoveries include a radical plan to reshape your family in twenty minutes a week, Warren Buffett's guide for setting an allowance, and the Harvard handbook for resolving conflict. The Secrets of Happy Families is a timely, counterintuitive book that answers the questions countless parents are asking: How do we manage the chaos of our lives? How do we teach our kids values? How do we make our family happier?

Written in a charming, accessible style, The Secrets of Happy Families is smart, funny, and fresh, and will forever change how your family lives every day.

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0061778737
• ISBN 13: 9780061778735
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 292