America is experiencing an epidemic of frantic frazzled families, over-committed and disconnected, too busy and too stressed out to fully enjoy life or each other. We go faster and faster, take on more and more and often feel off balance, like we are spinning out of control. I call this dizzybusy. There seems to be little time left to do the important things that connect us as a family and allow us to create the loving, supportive safe haven we all need at home. A happyhome is more than a place to live. It’s the quality of connection we have with others that makes us feel "at home" no matter where we are. It's the comfort of knowing that we belong somewhere and we matter to someone. When we send our children out into the world with a strong sense of family, values and self, they are able to make good choices based on those internalized values and they are naturally drawn back to that loving, safe haven we created for them at home. What we build inside ourselves is what makes us strong, not what we build around us. A happyhome is like a family vaccination for the modern day world. The happyhome habits protect our loved ones from the inside out and protect them when we are not there. The happyhome habits are based on five
scientifically proven "protective factors" that families need to be
strong and happy in today’s world. They are simple, fun activities
that make a big impact on family life and represent five different
ways we build connections with our loved ones and weave the values
that make us strong into our family life. They are dinner
conversations, family fun nights, treasured traditions, the family
story and unexpected gifts of love. The happyhome
habits decrease stress and give us the confidence that we can be
successful at work and great parents too.
Read more about the happyhome habits
here…
Complete with interesting statistics, real life stories, five pull-out activities and a personality test to identify your style of connecting, this surprisingly simple, but remarkably powerful book will become a trusted reference for families everywhere who want to create a happyhome for their loved ones.
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