Review & Giveaway: “Your Family Constitution” by Scott Gale
by admin on November 10, 2009
in discipline, giveaway, parenting
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS, ANGIE OF ANNIE’S HOME AND MAIA LEDOUX! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED!
Ever have a fight or argument with your kids that’s so bad you think it can’t be fixed? Ever have a day where the divide gets bigger, and the behaviors get worse, but you don’t know how to fix it?
That’s what happened one Mother’s Day weekend in 2007 to the Gale family. A non-compliant 9 year old sparked Scott Gale into an argument, words exchanged that were not good, and a fun family outing was ruined.
Mr. Gale didn’t leave it there, though. He knew that he couldn’t go on this way with his children; it was pushing them apart. Aware of how little time he had left before his eldest son became a teen, he did something about it.
After reading lots of parenting books and guides, he stumbled upon an idea after playing fantasy football. He was reading his league’s constitution – a document designed to remove “confusion and emotion from the decision-making process” – and it hit him! What his family needed was a constitution of its own! (See? All the time your hubby spends doing that is not necessarily wasted!)
In “Your Family Constitution: A Modern Approach to Family Values and Household Structure
- How to calmly and thoughtfully plan disciplines and rewards that allow children to blossom.
- Ideas for structures (the constitution, meeting) to keep the rules up-to-date and fair.
- Strategies for eliminating tension, arguments, and day-to-day stress.
I really enjoyed this book and, like I said, easy read – large print, lots of heading, cartoons salted throughout. This is a great read, and very guy-friendly too.
That leads me to this week’s giveaway! After sending a review copy, Mr. Gale kindly offered to send 2 copies of “Your Family Constitution” to two lucky winners. Here are the rules:
To enter, you must leave a comment with your email no later than midnight, Eastern Standard Time on Monday, 11/23/09.
For additional entries, you may do any of the following AND comment what you did:
- Retweet for ONE additional entry. (Please provide your tweet link!)
- Subscribe (new subscribers only) for ONE additional entry.
- Blog about this contest for ONE additional entry.
- Get a friend to enter for TWO additional entries. (Please let us know who your friend is in comments).
Good luck! I look forward to seeing your entries and hearing your thoughts on this book!
My niece is a new mommy so I’d like to win this for her.
I have a baby shower to go in December.This would make a nice gift
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what a great book for a young family
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I would LOVE this book!!!
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I would love to win this book. Thanks!
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I’d love to win!
I would love to win this!
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I would love to be entered in your draw. Thanks.
My neice is struggling as a new mom, I’d like this for her.
I could use this!
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Looks like an interesting book
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Wow – this looks really cool – I intend to share it with all of the parents in both of my daughters’ co-op preschool groups!
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we’re right at the edge of the teen years (with the oldest) – things are good lately, but I’d welcome some new ideas.
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i have a baby shower to go to.
This looks like it could be very useful in our family. Thanks for hosting the contest!
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