“My first marriage broke down with two children because I gave them ALL my time. Now, with my lovely new hubby and a set of twins, all six of us laugh more than ever, due to my husband and I balancing time for US, as well as them!”
–from Gayle in Leeds, England

These days, we parents seem to be marrying our children instead of our spouses, because the truth is, we may find it easier to be with our kids than our partners. But overparenting leads to spoiled, demanding children with a multitude of special needs.

The solution? If we improve our marriages, it reduces the anxiety in our households. We all know kids pick up on everything, so if there’s less anxiety to absorb, our kids will act-out less.

After his gay brother died of AIDS and his father died of cancer, David started volunteering at a hospice for cancer and AIDS patients and their families, and this led to his seeking ordination as an Episcopal minister.

David hears the kitchen-table confessions that families don’t tell their doctor or therapist. From the joy of weddings and baptisms to the agony of divorce or kids acting out, David has collected the wisdom of these real-life confessions—-the things parents wish they had known before their families descended into crisis.

Drawing from the latest research in neuroscience and his study of families around the world, David offers you practical tools to bring greater simplicity and joy to your family.

David’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, “Parenting” Magazine, CBS News, Fox News, and he also was awarded Book of the Year (bronze). He has studied at Yale, Princeton and the Georgetown Family Center (formerly part of Georgetown Medical School). He has over five years of supervised experience as a pastoral counselor, a hospital chaplain, and a hospice volunteer.

Born on a farm in Canada, David has stayed with families in fifteen countries across four continents, and learned Japanese, Russian and French.
He lives in State College, PA with his wife and their two children.

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