"Stop Arguing and Start Understanding..."

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

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 conflict.

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.

"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 guide you to additional help.

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