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Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities and Household Chaos from Taking Over Your Life (Don't Sweat the Small Stuff Series) | 
| Author: Richard Carlson
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 37386
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 272
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 5.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0786883375
Dewey Decimal Number: 158.1
EAN: 9780786883370
ASIN: 0786883375
Publication Date: June 30, 1998
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Amazon.co.uk Review
"While it's easy to allow little things to take over our lives, there are things we can do to make life around the house less stressful", writes Richard Carlson in Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities and Household Chores from Taking Over Your Life. In this collection of 98 brief essays, Carlson (author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff...And It's All Small Stuff) meditates on small, but meaningful ways to avoid being overwhelmed by life, particularly family life. From Number 8: Make Peace with Bickering, to Number 14: Encourage Boredom in Your Children, to Number 72: Stop Exaggerating Your Workload, Carlson's messages serve as reminders for truisms most readers already know but have lost sight of in the bustle of daily life. Carlson's "ways" may be simple, but simplicity is not stupid--his book offers vital injections of wisdom. --Ericka Lutz
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Brimming with nourishment.. September 29, 2007
Of all the phrases in this most enlightening little book that sums up Richard's philosophy for me about spirituality, is: "Circumstances don't make a person, they reveal him or her." The book is an ultra manual for daily living, that echoes the great theological traditions - East and West - without sounding preachy. As a long serving Stress Counsellor he has crystalized many sound strategies for bringing our hearts and minds into alignment with a holistic perspective that is so easy to overlook and neglect when we are too susceptible to fatigue and unfulfillment - and overwhelment! Make time for yourself is the key message that Richard gives, and then focus on the small things, which are incredibly big! Highly recommended. I am also deeply sorry to hear of his recent parting from this world late last year.. my heartfelt thanks for this book.
Changes you can actually do May 6, 2001
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book does not require you become a saint but shows how pratical changes in attitude can make a real differance to family life
E x c e l l e n t !! June 9, 1999
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
What a delightful book packed with ideas that make you THINK. Lots of separate "articles" so you can digest one at a time. Such as: 'Don't Wait for Bad News to Appreciate Your Life' and 'Let Go of Your Expectations' and 'Forgive Your Outbursts". Another book I love: Perfect Parenting - The Dictionary of 1000 Parent Tips by Elizabeth Pantley. (The nuts and bolts of discipline/behavior)
I believe this book will change my life for the better June 7, 1999
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Several chapters really meant a lot. "Sit still", "Thought Attack" really made me think
It is an excellent book for the working mom. February 11, 1999
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was so inspired and encouraged in this book. It was life changing for me. Although I'm gradually putting into practice its concepts and suggestions, it help lift my spirits on so many occasions. It let me know that others go through like experiences as myself. I highly recommend this book to any working parent. Our kids are our most prized commodity, so we should do all we can to make life at home secure, happy and peaceful for them.
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