Haltzman / DiGeronimo The Secrets of Happy Families

Eight Keys to Building a Lifetime of Connection and Contentment
1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-0-470-44482-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 276 Seiten, E-Book

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 Secretsof Happy Families, Scott Haltzman offers an original approach tobuilding family contentment that works for families of allethnicities 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 leadershiprole in loving and united relationships, building a network ofsupport in extended families and communities, and making qualitytime for fun, adventures, holidays, and rituals.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Haltzman, Scott

DiGeronimo, Theresa Foy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.