Happily Married With Kids: It's Not a Fairy Tale

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Summary: Excellent book
Review: As a pediatric/family psychologist seeing dozens of families per month, I am very impressed with Dr. Lindquist's new book and will be advising my patients to read it as an adjunct to their own therapy to expedite their counseling process. This well-written, practical, and humorous book does an excellent job of focusing on the logistics of parenting while insightfully exploring how to keep our marital relationships strong, loving, and collaborative. Dr. Lindquist's wisdom, warmth, and wit help every reader see the essential link between a healthy marriage and a healthy family foundation. It is the absolute best book of its type I've read and I heartily recommend it to everyone who is in that "two decades of parenting" phase of their lives. This is indeed a great addition to the literature!

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Summary: Happily Married with Kids...It's Not Just a Fairy Tale
Review: As a pediatric/family psychologist seeing dozens of families per month, I am very impressed with Dr. Lindquist's new book and will be advising my patients to read it as an adjunct to their own therapy to expedite their counseling process. This well-written, practical, and humorous book does an excellent job of focusing on the logistics of parenting while insightfully exploring how to keep our marital relationships strong, loving, and collaborative. Dr. Lindquist's wisdom, warmth, and wit help every reader see the essential link between a healthy marriage and a healthy family foundation. It is the absolute best book of its type I've read and I heartily recommend it to everyone who is in that "two decades of parenting" phase of their lives. This is indeed a great addition to the literature!

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Summary: A must read for new parents
Review: As a psychologist working both with couples and individuals, I have been awaiting the publication of this book with much anticipation. So often I have found that parents of young children feel very isolated and overwhelmed in their distress over having to balance parenthood and marriage. This book resonates so well with the experiences of many couples having to adjust to the challenges of parenthood and marriage. In this book Dr. Lindquist describes with a great deal of humor the frequent challenges that arise. This book is practical and easy to read, even when you have had an exhausting day with the kids... This is a book that not only describes and analyses the problems, it focuses on solutions, recovery, and repair. Dr. Lindquist offers wonderful suggestions and specific "how to" tips that will help couples stay connected, communicate well, have a good sexual relationship, negotiate responsibilities, and learn to enjoy vacations, holidays, and the rich joys that can be experienced in one's marriage and with one's children. What I also liked so much was Dr. Lindquist's comfort with self-disclosing her own marital and parental challenges as well as what worked for her. This makes for a very engaging and alive book. I loved this book. I plan to recommend it to my patients and friends. It can also be a great gift for a "baby shower". I'm glad that there is finally a book that is so useful and easy to read for couples coping with parenthood, and for parents wanting to protect and enhance their relationship.

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Summary: Excellent book
Review: As a wife of 10 years that is having her first baby, I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to read this book prior to our first child's birth. This book is easy to read and is written with wit while giving the reader excellent tips on how to keep your marriage healthy as well as keep yourself happy as a wife and mother. The author provides realistic suggestions for you to follow! This book is applicable to all stages of motherhood, and I highly recommend both the wife and husband reading it.