Family first : your step-by-step plan for creating a phenomenal family /
Phil McGraw.
- New York : Free Press, 2004.
- xv, 286 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-286).
Family matters -- Special strategies for divorced and blended families -- The five factors for a phenomenal family -- your family legacy -- Your parenting style -- Powering up -- Parenting with purpose -- Parenting with clarity -- Parenting by negotiation -- Parenting with currency -- Parenting through change -- Parenting in harmony -- Parenting by example.
The author examines the crisis in the American family, discussing the importance of the family relationship, its impact on mental health and good child development, and practical, innovative solutions for bringing families back together.