Building Better Families: A Practical Guide to Raising Amazing Children

I have read many of Mathew Kelly's books. His mantra of becoming the best version of ourselves always hits home. In this book he explains how as we and our society can always strive for the betterment of our families and society. As a father of 10 I did appreciate some of the tips and challenges he set in this book, for myself and for my family, to become just a little bit better. Very refreshing.

Grandparents, you know all the advice you give your children and you are not sure they are listening ? Give them this book. This is a great book for raising all grandchildren and not just the amazing ones. The messages and directions are simple, similar to Rhythm of Life which is an earlier book by Matthew Kelly (and should also be shared with your children, especially the CD version, because we all know they don't have time to read.)The ability for all of us to share messages of love and affection and caring, the approach to valuing time, the need to develop sincerity, and the need to show parental love as a real emotion and not an abstract, not a throw away remark to justify doing something unpleasant, are well laid out and solidly applied.The goals espoused are all attainable with some reprioritization and focus. They do not require joining a commune, adopting holistic practices, or removing all wheat based products from your diet.The book is an easy read for grandparents who will find themselves shouting out "yes", and crying out "listen to this" and wanting immediately to jump up and hug them all, big and small, toddler and teenager, and, yes, their parents. Maybe they will even start going to church.

I always love the insight, wisdom & thought-provoking info, ideas, ect. found in Matthew Kelly's books. His books are life changing in so many positive directions.

A bit basic, but overall good. Points are all valid and positive. Not for parents looking for particular actions...activities to achieve these goals

This product is for any parent out there interested in raising children successfully in this very scary and backwards world! By success, I mean "children that are happy, healthy, and know who they are both as persons and as memebers of their family". Besides being a great buy, it's also a GREAT GIFT! That came from the family that I purchased this CD set for. =-) If you ever get a chance to hear the speaker in person, I highly recommend it!

Matthew Kelly is a brillant man and writer. Practical, logical truths that hold through the test of time and experience. Always encouraging people and families to be the-best-version-of-themselves. Great parenting tips that we all knew, but need reminding...be honest, set an example, have a vision/direction to lead your children, etc.

This is excellently written for entire family. As grandmother I am reading parts of it out loud to daughter and her son (my grandson) as the three of us live together. The author portrays his earnest desire for all of us to have peace and understanding in our homes, and each of us to be treated with the love and respect we deserve. He has practical ways to apply living the Christ-like life. We are not Catholics, but this is for all faiths interested in better relationships within your families.

Order was accurate and shipping was fast!

I recommend this book to those who embrace a moral and spiritual orientation to parenting. It muses on topics like money, marriage, justice, work, play, service, prayer, technology, sex, friends, sacrifice, and others. It gives advice on how to strengthen your family relationships. Each short topic (1-5 pages) gives tips on how to influence your children to be the best person they can be.