Putting family first
Subtitle: successful strategies for reclaming family life in a hurry-up world
By: William J. Doherty and Barbara Z. Carlson
Contributors: Carlson, Barbara Z.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9780805068382
Description: Outlines realistic ways in which to regain family connections and enable more meaningful home relationships, presenting tips for time-crunched parents on such topics as family meals, outings, conflicts, and making time for a marriage.
Notes: "An Owl book."

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: It's time for action : overscheduled kids, underconnected families -- -- 2.; title: It's about time : putting first things first -- -- 3.; title: This kitchen is not a pit stop : reclaiming family meals -- -- 4.; title: Now I lay me down to sleep : reclaiming bedtime -- -- 5.; title: But it's not on the schedule : reclaiming time to just hang out -- -- 6.; title: Planes, trains, and automobiles : reclaiming family outings and vacations -- -- 7.; title: Taming the technology beast : reclaiming family life in the home -- -- 8.; title: Putting family first in two-parent families -- -- 9.; title: Putting family first in single-parent families -- -- 10.; title: Putting family first in stepfamilies -- -- 11.; title: Making time for a marriage -- -- 12.; title: It's about each of us : changing our families -- -- 13.; title: It's about all of us : changing our communities.