Back to Basics: 101 Ideas for Strenghtening Our Children and Our Families

"Life is what happens while we're making other plans," the adage goes, but how far have modern families let that attitude take root? Too far, it would seem, what a recent survey found that the average working mother spends 50 minutes a day with her child. The average working father? Nine!

It doesn't have to be. In her new book, author Brook Noel confronts the issues that continue to tear at the modern social fabric. Noel's collection of insights offer a much-needed road map back to the values that are the foundation for strong homes and strong families.