This practical, positive book reveals the many parenting strategies that Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar use as they preside over Americaâs best-known mega-family.
Each time a new baby arrives, the press from around the world clamors for interviews and information. Visitors are amazed to find seventeen (baby number eighteen is due January 1, 2009) well-groomed, well-behaved, well-schooled children in a home that focuses on family, financial responsibility, funâand must importantly, faith.
Readers will learn about the Duggarsâ marriageâhow they communicate effectively, make family decisions, and find quality time alone. Theyâll discover how the Duggars manage to educate all their children at home, while providing experiences that go beyond the family walls, through vacations and educational trips. And theyâll see how the Duggar family manages their finances and lives debt-freeâeven when they built their own 7,000-square-foot house.
Answering the oft asked questionâHow can I do with one or two children what you do with seventeen(soon to be eighteen)?âJim Bob and Michelle reveal how they create a warm and welcoming home filled with what Michelle calls âserene chaos.â They show how other parents can succeed whether theyâre rearing a single child or several. With spiritual insights, experience-based wisdom, practical tips, and plenty of humorous and tender anecdotes, the Duggars answer the questions that pour into the familyâs Web site on a daily basisâespecially after every national media interview and TV appearanceâincluding their segments on the Discovery Health Channelâs âMeet the Duggarsâ series.