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 7 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 important, 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.
