The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Tell Your Family History, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More

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 cuttingedge techniques gathered from experts in the disciplines of science, business, sports, and the military. Dont 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 firstofitskind playbook for todays 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 threeyear journey to find the smartest solutions and the most cuttingedge research about families.Instead of the usual family experts, he sought out the most creative mindsfrom Silicon Valley to the set of Modern Family, from the countrys top negotiators to the Green Beretsand asked them what teambuilding exercises and problemsolving 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 200 neverbeforeseen best practices.Feilers lifechanging discoveries include a radical plan to reshape your family in twenty minutes a week, Warren Buffetts 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.