Do you feel that your family is not what it used to be, or what it has
the potential to be? Do you worry that the parenting decisions you're
making today may be scarring your child for life? Do you sometimes feel
you are in a tug-of-war with the world over who will shape your child's
values and beliefs?
With Family First: Your Step-by-Step Plan for Creating a Phenomenal
Family, Dr. Phil offers a new classic on family life--and gives parents
real answers and a plan for being the most positive and effective
parents possible. Starting right now, you can begin to make realistic
choices and take day-to-day actions that can make your family
phenomenal. You must decide that you will lead your family with strength
and love and that peace and joy are not just for the people next door or
on TV. They're for your family.
In Family First, Dr. Phil gives it to parents straight: even in this
fast-paced world your family should be the center of your life and your
child's life. Parenting is the most important and noble act you will
ever undertake, yet American families are threatened like never before
from the inside as well as the outside--many of us fight too much, don't
get involved enough in our children's lives, or get bogged down in
life's daily struggles instead of keeping our eye on the big picture of
our family's well-being.
Dr. Phil has been working with families for over twenty-five years to
help them repair the fissures that have fractured their home lives. In
Family First, he provides a proven action plan to help parents
determine the strengths and weaknesses of their parenting style. His
seven tools for purposeful parenting cover the most important elements
for any parent: parenting for success--for the purpose of raising
cooperative, caring, and competent children. Exercises, scripts,
assessments, solutions for specific problems, and precise directions for
implementing the steps you need to take are all included in this
landmark work.
Dr. Phil shows parents how to make changes now--how to put a stop to
your children's tantrums; talk to them about peer pressure or
self-esteem; instill values like integrity, honesty, and respect for
other people; and bring order back to your house. If you want your child
to have a happy, fulfilled life, you must open your eyes to the crucial
role you play in his or her development.
Most importantly, Dr. Phil's new book offers you and your family
hope--for a phenomenal home life now, and a productive, fulfilling
future for your children. As Dr. Phil says, you are not just raising
children, you are also raising adults, and everything you do today
impacts what kind of adult your child will become. You are building the
future.
