About
The Book:
The book that revolutionized our view
of what makes families happy . . .
Determined to find the smartest
solutions and the most cutting-edge research about families, bestselling author
and New York Times family columnist Bruce Feiler gathered team-building
exercises and problem-solving techniques from the most creative minds—from
Silicon Valley to the Green Berets—and tested these ideas with his wife and
kids. The result is a lively, original look at how we can create stronger
parent/child relationships, manage the chaos of our lives, teach our kids
values and grit, and have more fun together.
The Secrets of Happy Families includes more than two hundred unique
practices that will help your family draw closer and make everyone in your home
happier. It has already changed the lives of millions of families, and it can
do the same for yours.
My Review:
I
would recommend this amazing resource to every single parents or going to be
parents. Let me first begin by saying that I’m not married and I don’t have a
family yet but one day I will. I read this book in order to better equip me
ahead of time and this book did just that. I loved how this book covered hot
issues like managing money, creating a mission statement for your family, the
importance of family dinner, resolving conflict, discussing sex, family
vacations, and so much more.
I immensely
like how Bruce Feiler suggested to readers the importance of eating meal regularly
together and how the research correlates to this. I loved how he recommended
that families could play word of the day games at dinner time, have
autobiography night, pain points, word game night, and bad and good. These were
great creative ideas to keep mealtime interesting and fun some nights. I
especially like how he included a huge amount of research to back up his strong
points throughout the entire book. The toolkit at the end of the book was
extremely helpful in connecting the books main points together.
Another
key chapter I liked was about building a mission statement for your family and
sticking to your core values. He also had a helpful section of eighty words to
describe your family to assist readers in writing down their mission statement
of their own personally family. Another aspect of the book was on the chapter
of sex and I was shocked to learn that only 85% of girls had have the talk with
their parents and boys were only half. Why are we not talking to our children
about sex and why do we get so uncomfortable and chicken out? I liked how he
was very real in being honest about how parents need to be having the talk with
them.
This
book taught me a great deal on how to be a parent when that time come and how
to lead my family in a Christ like manner. If you’re seeking a wonderful
parenting resource, then read this one!
“I received this book for free from Litfuse
Publicity Group/ HarperCollins Publishers for this review”.
Purchase a copy and download the Happy Families Toolkit: http://ow.ly/sSUq6
Meet the Author: Bruce Feiler writes a column in contemporary families for the New York Times and is the author of six consecutive New York Times bestsellers, including The Council of Dads. He is the host of several series on PBS, a popular lecturer, and a frequent commentator on radio and television. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and twin daughters.Learn more about Bruce at: http://brucefeiler.com
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One winner will receive:
- A brand new Kindle Fire HDX
- The Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce Feiler
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