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Tired Of Nagging Your Kids To Hurry Up, Get Dressed, Drink Their Milk And Brush Their Teeth? Here's A Radical Idea: Don't.

Decades Of Research Have Shown That Most Happy Families Communicate Effectively. But Talking Doesn't Mean Simply 'talking Through Problems,' As Important As That Is. Talking Also Means Telling A Positive Story About Yourselves.

Our Instinct As Parents Is To Order Our Kids Around — It's Easier, And Frankly, We're Usually Right. [but] Reverse The Waterfall As Much As Possible. Enlist The Children In Their Own Upbringing.

May Your First Word Be Adventure And Last Word Love.

When You Hit The Unimaginable, The Only Answer Is Imaginativeness. You Have To Heal With The Person That You're Suffering With. You Have To Write A New Chapter In Your Story. A Relationship Can Be A Sacred Thing, But It's Going To Be Difficult. There Are Going To Be Challenges. You Are Going To Have Pain. But Working It Through And Being Resilient Is As Sacred And Meaningful As Having A "hollywood" Romance.