When faced with a challenge, happy families, like happy people, just add a new chapter to their life story that shows them overcoming the hardship. This skill is particularly important for children, whose identity tends to get locked in during adolescence. Bruce Feiler addadolescencechallenge share on social
Knowing more about family history is the single biggest predictor of a child's emotional well-being. Grandparents can play a special role in this process, too. Bruce Feiler bigchildemotional Change image and share on social
Decades of research have shown that most happy families communicate effectively. But talking doesn't mean simply 'talking through problems,' as important as that is. Talking also means telling a positive story about yourselves. Bruce Feiler communicatedecadeeffectively share on social
Every writer dreams of writing a book that will touch people. Bruce Feiler bookdreampeople Change image and share on social
'Walking the Bible' describes the year that I spent retracing the five books of Moses through the desert, and I was actually working on a follow-up, which would look at the rest of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament. Bruce Feiler biblebookdescribe share on social
The most successful families embrace and elevate their family history, particularly their failures, setbacks and other missteps. Bruce Feiler elevateembracefailure Change image and share on social
I say the same thing that I've said for decades now, which is: don't go over to Japan trying to change it, thinking that you know better. Go there trying to understand. Bruce Feiler changedecadehave Change image and share on social
I set out to write an anti-parenting parenting book. Bruce Feiler antibookparenting Change image and share on social
Abraham is the shared ancestor of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He stands at the heart of these three faiths. And yet you know almost nothing about him. Bruce Feiler abrahamancestorchristianity Change image and share on social
When I was growing up, I, like many Jews, cheered what appeared to be the receding of faith from everyday life. The further religion got from our lives the better our lives would get, I thought, because persecution had been such a burden to Jewish families for generations. Bruce Feiler appearburdencheer share on social
