Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Introduction 1
1 Step one to a happy family: setting your course 15
2 Step up your parenting style: going autonomy-supportive 25
3 Getting your parent-child relationship right 41
4 Being where your feet are 54
5 Being loving, being there 66
6 Developing an attitude of gratitude 79
7 Using hope to make your family happy 89
8 Creating strong family traditions 101
9 Routine matters 111
10 How parents become their children's enemy 121
11 Getting discipline right 132
12 NO YELLING HERE! 147
13 Seeing the world through their eyes 159
14 Making family meetings work 169
15 Getting involved - in a good way 179
16 Making it fun 192
17 Practising acceptance and making peace 206
18 Getting the screen-time balance right 220
19 Balancing 'me time' and 'we time' 231
20 Exploring the pathways to happiness 242
21 Savouring your time together 251
Conclusion: Creating your happy family 259
Endnotes 265
Acknowledgements 278
Index 280