Americans Know More About Religion Than Almost

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.

Take A Walk With A Turtle. And Behold The World In Pause.

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.

Adam And Eve - And Especially Eve - Are Victims Of The Greatest Character Assassination The World Has Ever Known. Eve Is Not Secondary. Eve, If Anything, Is The Great Initiator In The Story. She's The First Independent Woman. For Me, Rediscovering That Eve Was The Greatest Bad**s Women Of All Time Was A Revelation.

The Bottom Line: If You Want A Happier Family, Create, Refine And Retell The Story Of Your Family's Positive Moments And Your Ability To Bounce Back From The Difficult Ones. That Act Alone May Increase The Odds That Your Family Will Thrive For Many Generations To Come.