How to be a Happier Parent : : Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute

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Call Number: Parent Shelf 306.874 De, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Family & Relationships / Parenting / Dell'Antonia, K. J.
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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Introduction: This could be fun -- Interlude: Ten mantras for happier parents -- Mornings are the worst -- Chores: more fun if someone else does them, and your child should -- Siblings: they can bring the fun and they can take it away -- Sports and activities: fun for everyone, except when they're not -- Homework: more fun when it's not yours -- Screens are fun, limiting them is not -- Discipline: this hurts me more than it hurts you -- Food, fun, and family time -- Free time, vacations, holidays, birthdays, and other on-demand "fun" -- the end of the book, not the journey.
In all the writing and reporting KJ Dell'Antonia has done on families over the years, one topic keeps coming up again and again: parents crave a greater sense of happiness in their daily lives. In this optimistic, solution-packed book, KJ asks: How can we change our family life so that it is full of the joy we'd always hoped for? Drawing from the latest research and interviews with families, KJ discovers that it's possible to do more by doing less, and make our family life a refuge and pleasure, rather than another stress point in a hectic day. She focuses on nine common problem spots that cause parents the most grief, explores why they are hard, and offers small, doable, sometimes surprising steps you can take to make them better. Whether it's getting everyone out the door on time in the morning or making sure chores and homework get done without another battle, How to Be a Happier Parent shows that having a family isn't just about raising great kids and churning them out at destination: success. It's about experiencing joy--real joy, the kind you look back on, look forward to, and live for--along the way.

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Some solid advice submitted by karander on July 17, 2023, 11:34am I took a few things away from this book that I found very helpful. One is to think about your family values when you plan your weekends and sign kids up for activities, rather than signing up and then being frustrated about weekends being too busy.