Building Better Families: A Practical Guide to Raising Amazing Children (Unabridged) Audiobook, by Matthew Kelly Play Audiobook Sample

Building Better Families: A Practical Guide to Raising Amazing Children Audiobook (Unabridged)

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Read By: Matthew Kelly Publisher: Random House Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 3.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 2.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: February 2008 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN:

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For more than a decade, Matthew Kelly has been traveling the world, inspiring people to become the best version of themselves. Now, Kelly shares with us remarkable insights and sensible everyday strategies for transforming the family into what it should be: a place where each of us can become the-best-version-of-ourselves.

Beginning with an exploration of the changing face of the family in our culture, Kelly sets every listener at ease by explaining that A family is not what we think a family should be, or what we hope to have, or should have, or what would be ideal - a family is what we actually have.

In Building Better Families, Kelly explores important issues by raising evocative questions: What makes a successful parent? Do you realize that your children are in the middle of a cultural war? What are the five things children really need? Are you asking your children the right questions? What are you teaching your children about work, money, food, exercise, body image, and sex? What are the priorities of your family culture?

Building Better Families is filled with examples that can be applied to your daily experience of parenting and family, while at the same time illuminating the broader and deeper significance of family for society and the future of humanity. The family is at once a deeply personal experience and the cornerstone of all great societies, Mathew Kelly tells us. Allow this book of classic wisdom and practical insight to help you build a better family.

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"A terrific parenting book with a dash of social context and a touch of contemporary reality, I strongly recommend Matthew Kelly's book on what children need to grow up emotionally healthy and spiritually grounded. "

— Lynne (5 out of 5 stars)

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  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I read this book after reading a recommendation in the newspaper. The book contained a lot of common sense info and validated many things I already knew. Didn't offer much new insight. "

    — Dawn, 12/3/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " It gave me a lot to think about being a better parent. It also made being a parent seem less daunting:) "

    — Laura, 11/21/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " A terrific parenting book with a dash of social context and a touch of contemporary reality, I strongly recommend Matthew Kelly's book on what children need to grow up emotionally healthy and spiritually grounded. "

    — Lynne, 3/28/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " phenomenal way of looking at parenting! "

    — Sharae, 6/19/2012
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    " Clearly put into words many thoughts I already have on raising the kids, but also added to my philosophy. Very worth reading, especially if you're a parent. "

    — Krystal, 11/10/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " a must read for new parents, a good read for anyone. "

    — Matthew, 6/22/2010
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Mostly skimmed.....good, but not a book I'd read cover to cover. I didn't know he was Catholic until after I read it. "

    — SuzanneG, 12/4/2009
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " phenomenal way of looking at parenting! "

    — Sharae, 11/24/2009
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Mostly skimmed.....good, but not a book I'd read cover to cover. I didn't know he was Catholic until after I read it. "

    — SuzanneG, 3/16/2009
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " It gave me a lot to think about being a better parent. It also made being a parent seem less daunting:) "

    — Laura, 3/2/2009
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " a must read for new parents, a good read for anyone. "

    — Matthew, 8/19/2008
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " I read this book after reading a recommendation in the newspaper. The book contained a lot of common sense info and validated many things I already knew. Didn't offer much new insight. "

    — Dawn, 6/30/2008
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Clearly put into words many thoughts I already have on raising the kids, but also added to my philosophy. Very worth reading, especially if you're a parent. "

    — Krystal, 6/13/2008

About Matthew Kelly

Matthew Kelly is an internationally acclaimed speaker and author. His books have sold more than one million copies and have appeared on the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and numerous other bestseller lists. Over the past decade, he has given over 2,500 keynote presentations to a collective audience of more than three million people at conferences and conventions for a wide variety of organizations, including Fortune 500 companies, national trade associations, professional organizations, universities, churches, and nonprofits.