The Lazy Husband How to Get Men to Do More Parenting and Housework

by Coleman, Joshua

• ISBN13: 9780312327965
• ISBN10: 031232796X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-02-21
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

If your husband doesn't do enough around the house or with the kids and you are beyond frustrated and tired of nagging, Joshua Coleman has some effective, workable strategies that can turn your situation around.He helps you to understand why your husband behaves the way he does, and provides plans for change.The Lazy Husband will help you to understand how to motivate your mate to be a better partner to you and a better father to your children. A happy marriage is a balanced marriage, and by following Coleman's common-sense advice you will increase your happiness and increase the peace in your household.

Author Biography

Joshua Coleman, Ph.D., the author of The Marriage Makeover: Finding Happiness in Imperfect Harmony, is a leading expert on marriage and relationships.  His advice has been featured in The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Psychology Today, Cosmopolitan, and many others.  He has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and was featured on 20/20.  He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.  Please visit his website at www.drjoshuacoleman.com

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(6)
The Perfect Mother	7	(18)
Creating Change	25	(24)
Once Children Arrive	49	(23)
Foundations: What Kind of Marriage Do I Have?	72	(28)
Childhood Revisited	100	(12)
It's A Personality Thing	112	(38)
What's With Men, Anyway?	150	(32)
For the Husband	182	(21)
The Lazy Husband Campaign	203	(4)
Notes	207	(14)
References	221