Dr. Hall's book:

Stop Arguing and Start Understanding:
Eight Stept to Solving Family Conflicts,
Montlake Family Press, Seattle, 2001.

"Addressed to one parent who wants to create change, this "gentle bear hug of a book" offers inspiration, new perspectives, and powerful tools to help the reader create a family atmosphere of happiness, love and understanding."
  -- Harville Hendrix, Ph. D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt, M.A. M.Ph , co-authors of Giving the Love That Heals: A Guide for Parents

"Dr. David Hall has provided us with the nearest thing to an "owner's manual" for the successful operation and maintenance of lasting and loving marriages and family relationships..."
-- John Carr, Ph.D., Prof. Emeritus, Psychology, University of Washington

"Dr. Hall takes his readers on a healing journey and in the process gives them the courage to look at past mistakes without the burden of present guilt. Filled with fresh insights, Stop Arguing and Start Understanding will give anyone who is looking for information or inspiration, the tools to make positive changes in their family relationships."
-- Elaine Mazlish, co-author of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk and Siblings Without Rivalry.

"This gem of a book will send you scrambling for practical advice about how to solve typical family problems and issues. Easy-to-read, Hall shows you how to make kids accountable for their mistakes, and how to build self-esteem. He believes deeply that families can change and he should know - he's been helping families successfully for decades. With this book Hall joins the front rank of psychotherapists who write about family practice."
-- Robert Akeret, author of Tales From a Traveling Couch and Family Tales, Family Wisdom.

Clarice Kestenbaum, recent president of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry adds,
"…professionals who deal with families will find it extremely important."

Seven appendices including an annotated reading list will guide you to additional help.

Parenting is difficult, period. At times it will overwhelm even the best-prepared parent. Child psychiatrist Dave Hall, MD, distills the wisdom, humor, and humility of thirty years work with highly stressed families into eight steps to solving family conflicts.

2002 Benjamin Franklin Award Gold Medal
"Best first book Non-Fiction by a new publisher"
-- Publishers Marketing Association
    "A beautifully packaged paperback. First rate!"
    "A great self-help - should be on every family bookshelf!"
        -- Benjamin Franklin judges

Parenting Book of the Year Finalist
   ForeWord Magazine 2001