Living in the Trenches: Successful Family Strategies from a Father of Nine (Yes, Nine)

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Whether you have one child or twelve (do you really have twelve), they seem to come prepackaged with their own personality. You wonder how much nurture is going into this nature and how youll ever survive let alone thrive. In the throes of raising nine children ages three through twenty one, Robbins, the Pater Familius of Familius.com has penned his thoughts on how to be happy while raising children in such a way that we embrace the imperfect system we call parenthood. We laugh, we cry, we debate and finally agree that parenthood is a unique and individual journey that reveals far more about ourselves than any other pursuit. In the spirit of Paul Ardens books on marketing, Robbins explores strategies, best practices, ideas, and the never-ending challenges of what it means to be a parent. In the end, he contends, family success and happiness is not only possible while raising children but is really all around us if we but stop, look, and listen.

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". . . one of those rare people who can conceptualize outside the box and make the seemingly impossible reality."
Charles Coonradt, author of The Game of Work and The Better People Leader

"I'm still not sure how babies are made, but after Christopher's book, I'm better prepared to survive AND enjoy the parenting experience."
Hugh Weber, dudetodad.com

Author Bio

Christopher Robbins is the owner and CEO of American West Books, the founder and president of Familius, and the cofounder of Hummingbird Digital Medial. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Brigham Young University. He is married to his Familius partner and acquisitions editor, Michele Robbins. They are the parents of nine children and reside in Sanger, California.