The Secrets of Happy Families

Eight Keys to Building a Lifetime of Connection and Contentment

Scott Haltzman, Theresa Foy DiGeronimo (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2009
Jossey Bass Wiley (Verlag)
978-0-470-37710-9 (ISBN)

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Proven ways to create a more loving family Research proves that happy families are good for health, longevity, peace of mind, productivity, and success. In The Secrets of Happy Families, Scott Haltzman offers an original approach to building family contentment that works for families of all ethnicities and make-ups--two-parent, single-parent, blended, childless, or same-sex couple. He provides a “positive psychology" way of solving family problems through strategy and leadership, including knowing and accepting who you are, taking a leadership role in loving and united relationships, building a network of support in extended families and communities, and making quality time for fun, adventures, holidays, and rituals. Scott Haltzman, MD (Providence, RI), is a veteran psychiatrist with an active private practice and university-based clinic. Theresa Foy DiGeronimo (Hawthorne, NJ) is the author of more than 50 books on parenting and education. Together, they are the authors of The Secrets of Happily Married Men (978-0-7879-9414-3) and The Secrets of Happily Married Women (978-0-7879-9612-3).

Dr. Scott Haltzman is clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Alpert Medical School of Brown University and editor of DrScott.com. He is the coauthor of the best-selling books The Secrets of Happily Married Men and The Secrets of Happily Married Women. Theresa Foy DiGeronimo is the author of more than fifty books in the fields of medicine, education, and parenting.

Acknowledgments vii Introduction 1 Chapter 1 What Is a Family? 7 Chapter 2 What Is Happiness? 19 Secret 1 Happy Families ... Stick Together 28 Secret 2 Happy Families ... Commit and Communicate 57 Secret 3 Happy Families ... Lean 80 Secret 4 Happy Families ... Teach to and Learn from Children 100 Secret 5 Happy Families ... Blend 131 Secret 6 Happy Families ... Handle Conflict 155 Secret 7 Happy Families ... Bounce 183 Secret 8 Happy Families ... Breathe 206 Epilogue: Happy Families ... Evolve 227 Appendix: Aggregate Results of the Happy Family Survey 231 Notes 243 About the Authors 251 Index 253

Verlagsort	Chichester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 229 mm
Gewicht	468 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Familie / Erziehung
ISBN-10	0-470-37710-0 / 0470377100
ISBN-13	978-0-470-37710-9 / 9780470377109
Zustand	Neuware