Almost every parent must work today. Too few parents come home at a regular, predictable time. Working late is normal. Regular activities, meals, and time together have become sporadic. Like that lost era when one parent took care of the home while the other provided for the family financially, gone are the days of regular Sunday dinners or the celebration of Shabbat.
Children often prefer being on their own or with friends instead of their parents.
And what s worse, their parents like it that way, too. Today, we see homes that are chaotic and without parental leadership. Wee see parents who are good managers in the office and bad managers in the home. The Family Rules is written for the new majority of families, or what we call Family 2000.