FUNdamentals of Parenting: 12 Fun Strategies to Build Strong Family Relationships

by Jaime Buckley

The best compliment I can give Jaime's work is I'm going to make this required reading for all parents who walk through my door. No joke. Required reading.
- Jon Filitti, LMHC, Filitti Counselling

I hate Jaime Buckley because he wrote the book every therapist should be writing.


While reading through it I kept thinking to myself, "I'm the therapist here! I should have written this!"


You see, Jaime does something in this book which is almost utterly impossible to do. (Which is why I didn't attempt it.)


He wrote a book about parenting that is informative and educational. But more than that, and this is the difficult part, it's concise and entertaining. 


What? How did he do that?


He wrote a book about parenting that takes less than 2 hours to read and packed it full of interesting ideas, tips and tricks and the "musts" of parenting.


While never getting preachy or pompous. 


Turn the page.


You're about to knock your family's happiness out of the park.

146 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

About the author

Writer, cartoonist, husband & father of 13 (all boys but 9). General nutter. I create to discover what I think about things. Or to waste time. Fan of naps.

Reviews

[Kenneth Martz · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book of ideas and resources. If you are looking for some fun ways to engage and break out of a rut with your family, this does a good job of helping to create motivation and action for change. Enjoyed it!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Kingdom · Rating 5 out of 5]

FUNdamentals of Parenting: 12 Fun Strategies to Build Strong Family Relationships by Jamie Buckley brings fun and joy back to parenting!

Are you fed up with parenting? Jamie Buckley has done the impossible within this current world chaos to help families make their way out of the confusion with enjoyment, clarity, and wit – and without all the psychological diagnosis. This book provides readers with SOLUTIONS that are proven to work! What more could you ask for in this easy and fast read?

With a positive, upbeat, and Biblical focus, the author specifically assists parents to take real and actionable steps that foster a Fun family atmosphere. Doing things together will become fun, instead of a chore.

Readers will greatly appreciate the author’s openness, humor, and practical application of the steps, that once implemented, will help any family build fun familial relationships.

His book is designed to address four core elements:
Understand the four key aspects that will facilitate lasting success with your family;
Real life examples and strategies of his own family life experience;
Twelve Powerful strategies, that if implemented, will bring lasting success to relationships in your personal family;
The reasoning of the “why and how” of each strategy, so readers can modify their own plan of action. (This is the best part.)
“FUNdamentals” are created to be just that…FUN…and a way to bring your family together as the family unit that eats, loves, supports, and plays together. We live in an age where the family is under attack. The author has presented this book to help families fight back, and to sustain and create unity, and protection within the family unit. (Readers will not be disappointed with this book. After all, couldn’t we all use a little fun? … And with the people that mean the most to us!

Ask yourself, is your family worth it? The answer is a resounding “Yes” by many parents who desire to see strong Biblical foundations built in their families that create a legacy of success in their own families, and generations to come.

FUNdamentals of Parenting: 12 Fun Strategies to Build Strong Family Relationships by Jamie Buckley is a must-read for every parent, regardless of any affiliation or viewpoint.

[Marilyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading your parenting book! I loved your honest and insightful family wisdom and vulnerability you shared throughout the book. Instead of checklists alone on what to do and not do, the love for your family and the real relationship building that you share becomes an inspiring spirit of joy that is contagious and gives hope and happiness to raising a family in this crazy world where the family is under attack.

[Angela · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book had some great ideas of how to have fun with your family and learn a few things along the way. I feel like the book lacked depth...others' experiences of trying these things, hence the loss of a star, but for a quick read, this book at least made me think of how some of these situations play out in my own family and how I can improve, which was the whole point.

[Allen Grover · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book! His 12 points are basic but powerful. If families want to bring love back to their homes and have true friendships, apply the principles he gives here and you will have it. Jamie, the author, is down to earth and with all his experience with 13 children, who could be more qualified. I'm excited to apply some of his principles with my family.

[Devon · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book came at the perfect time for our family! It feels like Jaime takes you by the hand and gently guides you on the path to enjoying your children more (and helping them enjoy each other).

An easy and interesting read that’s packed with humor, wisdom, and actionable steps. I highly recommend it!

[Chuck · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I like that it was concise, but that he had real suggestions not just vague generalities. The 12 strategies were specific and included examples implementing those strategies - which I found very helpful. I think every parent can benefit from this book.

[Craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing if I used just one word... this is the best parenting book to come out in a long time.

so informative and clear on how I can become a successful parent of my 7 children and build a powerful family relationship.