Review
"Betty Lou Bettner and Amy Lew have created a fresh, insightful synthesis of strategies for becoming a more functional, responsible, and capable family. This is a book about family meetings, but it is also a book about the bigger picture that makes family meetings (and families) work. The book has a practical approach with a clear writing style." -- Don Dinkmeyer, Jr., Ph.D., co-author of The New STEP
"Easy-to-read, logically presented, and filled with many helpful examples. Raising Kids Who Can will not only lead to better family meetings, but to better families." -- Michael H. Popkin, author of Active Parenting
"This book is a little gem that succeeds in a big way. Raising Kids Who Can lays out a readable, doable map for families (and teachers) seeking to develop structure and cooperation in a friendly atmosphere." -- The Family Psychologist, American Psychological Association.
"Easy-to-read, logically presented, and filled with many helpful examples. Raising Kids Who Can will not only lead to better family meetings, but to better families." -- Michael H. Popkin, author of Active Parenting
"This book is a little gem that succeeds in a big way. Raising Kids Who Can lays out a readable, doable map for families (and teachers) seeking to develop structure and cooperation in a friendly atmosphere." -- The Family Psychologist, American Psychological Association.
About the Author
As international spokespersons on a wide range of topics relating to marriage and family therapy, Drs. Lew and Bettner have appeared on radio and television talk shows throughout the country. They have been featured in dozens of respected national magazines and newspapers including: Child, Savvy, Redbook, Parents Magazine,The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Boston Globe and the Boston Herald. As Adlerian therapists, Drs. Lew, and Bettner are known for their innovative work in fostering family meetings, couple therapy and the use of early recollections in all types of therapy, They have presented seminars to parents, teachers, and fellow counselors in many countries, including Czech, Holland, Russia, Canada, Puerto Rico, Lithuania, Estonia, Ireland and England. Drs. Bettner and Lew bring an international perspective on the fundamental elements necessary to foster strong positive relationships between parents and children, as well as adult couples. Dr. Lew is on the faculty of the Family Institute of Cambridge and maintains a private practice in family, couple and individual counseling in Newton, Massachusetts. She is the mother of two grown daughters. Dr. Bettner has her private practice specializing in individual, couple and family counseling and is the Director of the Family Education Center in Springfield, Pennsylvania. She is the mother of three sons and a daughter and former foster care mother of fifteen.
