You've Got to Be Kidding! Real-life parenting advise from a mom and dad of nineteen

Kid-Tested (and Tested, and Tested...) Guidance for Parents in the Trenches. The Inside Track to Raising Kids. Most of us find raising one, two...or maybe three or four children to be challenging enough. The idea of parenting a half dozen seems almost crazy, and more children than thatimpossible. But Pat and Ruth Williams have together raised (and are continuing to raise) nineteen kids. More importantly, they've not just survived the processthey've loved it! What do they know that the rest of us don't? What does it take to make a family of any size not only work, but thrive? After bringing up nineteen kidsas biological parents, adoptive parents, single parents, and step-parentsPat and Ruth Williams have gained a volume of insights and experience that will enrich your home, strengthen your family, and help you be the parent you want to be. Inside you'll find counsel that really workswhether you're raising one child, one dozen (or more), or any number in between.

<b>Pat Williams</b> is senior vice-president of the NBA’s Orlando Magic, one of America’s top motivational speakers, the host of a weekly sports radio show, and the author of over thirty books, including <i>Go for the Magic. </i><b>Ruth Williams</b> is a consultant with FranklinCovey Company and the co-author of <i>How to be Like Women of Influence. </i>Together, they are the parents of nineteen children, including fourteen adopted from four nations. The Williams family has been featured on all major television networks, the “Focus on the Family” radio broadcast, and in numerous publications including <i>Sports Illustrated, Readers Digest, Family Circle, </i>and <i>The Wall Street Journal</i>.