A whack on the side of the head: How to unlock your mind for innovation

ISBN: 9780446380003

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wouldn t miss for the world (and neither would I for that matter)
is the familiar nightly session of bedtime reading; exploring exotic
lands??? learning about witches??? monsters??? frogs??? balloons??? airplanes.
alphabets??? lost dogs and people of any description.LJ Last night
I chose to read this fair-haired son of mine a children s book ap-
propriately titled \"Families.\" In a very graphic??? spirited and adoles-
cent manner??? its aim is very similar to the aim of this book which
you hold in your hands.Fl When Kathy and I first began this
project??? many moons ago??? our very simple goal was to tell you--
and perhaps more importantly show you--that we do not all have
to be the traditional family of yesteryear??? the Ozzie and Harriets.
the I Love Lucys??? the Father Knows Bests??? to be valid??? viable??? liv-
ing??? breathing??? functional family units. That does not mean the fami-
ly is dying. But it s clear that the family is changing. [q Of course
the traditional family still exists to some degree. But it is not the
predominant model. According to Miriam Galper??? author of Joint
Custody and Co-Parenting??? \"The typical American family is more
myth than reality. Today s typical American family life might in-
clude divorce??? remarriage or two children from previous marriages
~.. my children??? his children??? our children??? various in-laws??? ex-laws???
and so on?[] It s these newer alternative family forms??? as
well as the traditional families that we d like to introduce within
the pages of this book. Join us for a look at joint custody families???
how they deal with schedules??? conflicts??? communication between
ex-spouses??? and most importantly??? how the children are faring. We ]]
show you how several single parents deal with the problems of over-
whelming responsibility??? financial concerns??? and coping without