The Family First Workbook

In Dr. Phil's #1 New York Times bestseller Family First: Your Step-by- Step Plan for Creating a Phenomenal Family, he gives parents courage a nd a solid understanding of the principles for making your family phen omenal. Now, with The Family First Workbook: Specific Tools, Strategie s and Skills for Creating a Phenomenal Family, Dr. Phil puts you to wo rk practicing purposeful parenting, walking you through scenarios and exercises in which you and your family will act on these proven princi ples to build pride, unity and hope for the future. You'll master a ho st of concrete, in-depth tools for raising happy children who approach the world with integrity, honesty and respect. Dr. Phil wants to help parents get their priorities back in order by putting family at the c enter of their lives. Families don't have to suffer through mediocrity because of parents who don't communicate and children who act out bec ause they aren't receiving the right balance of guidance and disciplin e. You can shape your household into a functional, supportive, stimula ting and safe place -- a place that you and your kids are happy to cal l home. With innovative individual and group exercises, challenging se lf-appraisals, a Daily Intention Journal, specific guidelines on manag ing conflict, special material for divorced and blended families, and much more, the workbook will show you how to be the best role model, g uide and advocate for your child. Dr. Phil makes you ask yourself the hard questions, and he reveals the hard truths. You are raising Americ a's future; you must invest the time and energy to do it right. The re ward -- a happy, fulfilled home life that lets your children thrive -- will be well worth the work.