Have a Happy Family Life: Teach Yourself

A wide-ranging look at all family relationships, and what makes them workWhy do some families work better than others? What are the ingredients for a fulfilling family life? This practical book explains how you can make your family work, whatever stage of life you are in. It covers your development, your children's development, and your relationships not only with your partner and immediate family but with those who raised you and those you care for and about. It covers such vital questions as How do children develop? How do families bond? How do our experiences as children help or hinder us later in life? What happens in your family of origin to give you and the best start and continuing opportunities? How do those influences affect your ability to help your own children go on to thrive and develop? What are the issues that come up in everyday life between you and your family? and How may understanding why you behave and feel the way you do allow you to control what happens, for the best?