This program will help you solve many family dilemmas such as:

* How to balance your family life with your work life in the midst of life's pressures.
* How to develop a family mission statement that will serve as a foundation for building a beautiful family culture in a turbulent world.
* How to balance "tough" discipline with "soft" discipline by implementing a Third Alternative? that is both tougher and kinder.
* How parents can maintain control, while still giving family members the freedom to grow and develop.
* How to build a high-trust and loving marriage relationship in a world that is cynical, violent, and low-trust.


"What is 'effectiveness' in a family?" asks author Steven R. Covey. He promptly answers with four words: "a beautiful family culture." Building this culture is the primary theme of Covey's parenting guide, a manual based on concepts introduced in his blockbuster, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Covey, a New-Age business guru and leadership authority, has consulted with the world's top corporate and political leaders, but closer to home he is the father of nine children. Here, Covey reinterprets each of his now famous "habits" (Habit 1: Be Proactive, Habit 4: Think Win-Win, Habit 6: Synergize) to apply to parenting and family-life issues. Covey suggests writing a family mission statement, implementing special family times and "one-on-ones," holding regular family meetings, and making the commitment to move from "me" to "we" as techniques to improve family effectiveness. Covey is a brilliant storyteller. By weaving the voices and anecdotes of his wife and children with his own inspirational and informative stories, exercises, and parables, he has created a book with something for all parents interested in enhancing the strength and beauty of their own families. --Ericka Lutz