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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff With Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily
Responsibilities and Household Chaos from Taking over Your Life
By Richard Carlson, PH.D.
- 1st Edition
- Paperback, 255 pages
- Published by Hyperion (Adult Trd Pap)
- Publication date: April 1998
- Dimensions (in inches): 0.78 x 6.51 x 5.57
- ISBN: 0786883375
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Description
"While it's easy to allow little things to take over our lives, there are things we can do to make life around the house less
stressful," writes Richard Carlson in Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily
Responsibilities and Household Chores from Taking Over Your Life. In this collection of 98 brief essays, Carlson
(author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff ... And It's All Small Stuff) meditates on small, but meaningful ways to avoid
being overwhelmed by life, particularly family life. From Number 8: Make Peace with Bickering, to Number 14:
Encourage Boredom in Your Children, to Number 72: Stop Exaggerating Your Workload, Carlson's messages serve as
reminders for truisms most readers already know but have lost sight of in the bustle of daily life. Carlson's "ways" may
be simple, but simplicity is not stupid--his book offers vital injections of wisdom. --Ericka Lutz, Amazon.com
KidSource OnLine Review
If there ever was a book to put family hassles in the right perspective,
this is it. Every day we're faced with a myriad of challenges that can
create a stressful environment for our families if we let them. This
book helped me to see that there is much that I can do to relieve (or
eliminate) these stresses - one step at a time. It also showed that many
of these 'stress points' can be opportunities in disguise for us to be
better parents and better individuals. The book is broken out into 98
'truisms', such as "Make Peace with Bickering", "Keep Your Promises" and
"Let Go of Expectations". These are insightful chapters that can be read
independently - and on a daily basis to give us that extra 'kick' each
day to improve our lives.
From the Back Cover
In his number one national bestseller, Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
, Richard Carlson PH.D., showed readers how not to let the small
things in life drive them crazy. In Don't Worry, Make Money, also
a number one bestseller, he discussed ways to have a more abundant and
joyful life, all the while refusing to let financial concerns overcome us.
Now, in Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family, we see
how not to let small annoyances in our home lives get us down. From
defusing kids who are whining or fighting, to working out issues with a
spouse, to reducing hassles over household chores, Richard Carlson shows
us ways to make our relationships at home - the place where it counts
most - more peaceful and loving.
About the Author
Richard Carlson, PH.D., is a frequent lecturer and stress consultant.
Hd is the author of the best selling Don't Sweat the Small Stuff
and Don't Worry, Make Money, among other titles. He lives
with his wife and children in Northern California.
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