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. — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
When faced with a challenge, happy families, like happy people, just add a new chapter to their life story that shows them overcoming the hardship. This skill is particularly important for children, whose identity tends to get locked in during… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
Moses became America's true founding father because he evangelized action; he justified risk. He gave ordinary people the courage to live with uncertainty. — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
But humans disappoint. Adam, in tasting the fruit, indicates that he prefers Eve to God, so God banishes them. — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
The way to tell a really big story, I think, is to tell a really small story. — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
The key idea of agile is that teams essentially manage themselves. ... It works in software, and it turns out that it works with kids. — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
The bottom line: if you want a happier family, create, refine and retell the story of your family's positive moments and your ability to… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
Knowing more about family history is the single biggest predictor of a child's emotional well-being. Grandparents can play a special role in this process,… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
“A meta-analysis of sixty-six studies completed in 1992 found that mothers who have more support from grandmothers have less stress and more well-adjusted children.… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
The bottom line: If you want a happier family, bring those skeletons out of the closet. — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
I think that most of the action in religion is around the home, is in families, and is in individual lives, and they can… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
My name is Bruce Feiler, and I'm an explainaholic. I first heard this word used to describe Isaac Asimov, and I knew instantly that… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I, like many Jews, cheered what appeared to be the receding of faith from everyday life. The further religion… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
You don't need a grand plan, you don't need to go back to the ancestors and rewrite the rules. You just need to take… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
I grew up in the age of discount air fare, and for me, the act of joining a culture was a great way about… — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
