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In his new book, best-selling author (and dad) Bruce Feiler reveals the smartest ways to teach kids values, calm chaos at home, and draw families closer together. Take his quiz (p. 6) to learn how your family can be happier and more resilient. ÂŠ PARADE Publications 2013. All rights reserved.

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What drew you to Q: I love Joel McHale this role? It’s a really on Community. What inventive show, and was college like for I’ve always loved fairy him? —Don Schwartz, Austin, Tex. tales. It’s fun to wave A: The actor, who stars your hand and have as a fast-talking lawyer someone ﬂy across fforced to go back to the room! sschool at Greendale Do you have a favorite Community College fairy tale? I’m addicted on the NBC comedy to the entire Oz book Joel McHale (Thursdays), received series by L. Frank a bachelor’s degree in Baum, who wrote history from the University The Wonderful Wizard of Washington in 1995. “I of Oz. They were always loved the subject, but it’s my favorites as a kid. not like you can open a Are you still in touch history shop!” says McHale, with your Beaches costar, 41. “I wasn’t a very focused Bette Midler? We’ve lost student. It was a fun time contact in the last few and a good experience, but years because she moved I mostly wanted to be an to New York and I’m in actor, so I devoted a lot of L.A., but I love her and consider her a friend. When she my time to that.” was living in L.A., we’d go to restaurants, and it was fun to see people do double takes when they saw us together! Q: Has Ellie Goulding That 1988 movie has become a classic. Did you know kept in touch with Prince it was special when you were making it? I knew it William and Kate Middlewas a rare thing to have a ﬁlm about the friendship ton since she sang at their between women. It’s crucial for little girls growing up to wedding reception? know that friendships between women are important.

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The actress, 65, plays Cora, the mother of the Evil Queen, on ABC’s Once Upon a Time (Sundays).

Q: If Shaquille O’Neal could go up against any basketball player today, who would it be? —Randy Foster, Nev.

A: “I would have loved to play LeBron James when I was younger,” the fourtime NBA champion says of his former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate. “His basketball IQ is phenomenal.” The now-retired

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b-baller will serve as a studio analyst for tonight’s NBA All-Star Game on TNT. “Every now and then I have to realize I’m not playing anymore and put myself in fan mode,” adds O’Neal, 40. Which NBA greats (past or present) would you like to see go one-on-one? Share at Parade.com/bball. < Shaquille O’Neal and LeBron James (inset)

A: “No, but I was thinking about sending them my album [Halcyon] because they’re very special fans,” , says the British pop star, 26, who performed a cover of Elton John’s “Your Song” for the couple’s ﬁrst dance. “They’re very sweet and sent me letters afterwards to thank me,” the “Anything Can Happen” singer says. “I never

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thought in a million years I’d step inside Buckingham Palace, let alone perform for the royal family.”

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Q: What inspired Jane Fonda’s ﬁrst workout video? —K. G., Whittier, Calif. A: “My main form of exercise had been ballet until I broke my foot in my 40s, and I had to start doing what became the Jane Fonda workout,” says the star, 75. “I had no idea that video would launch a whole industry!” Enter for a chance to win a signed copy of the original ﬁtness guru’s latest video, Jane Fonda Prime Time AM/ Fo PM PM Yoga for Beginners, at Parade.com/fonda. Fonda circa 1985

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AS THE SAYING GOES, ALL HAPPY FAMILIES ARE ALIKE. BUT WHAT DO THEY HAVE IN COMMON? TAKE OUR QUIZ TO FIND OUT—AND DISCOVER HOW YOU CAN HAVE ONE, TOO.

There comes a moment in the life of nearly every parent when you look at the chaos around you and think: There must be a better way! For me, that happened a few years ago. Having survived the slog of sippy cups and diaper caddies with our then 5-year-old twin daughters, my wife and I were ready to develop a family culture. But what are the ingredients that make families effective, resilient, and happy? • It’s actually a great time to ask that question: Recently we’ve seen a stunning breakthrough in knowledge about how to make families run more smoothly. I spent the past few years meeting with scholars, peace negotiators, online-game designers, the Green Berets, even BY BRUCE Warren Buffett’s bankers to try FEILER to glean the secrets to happy ILLUSTRATIONS BY families. The questions here are KATRIN meant to help you do the same. FUNCKE

When a team of psychologists measured children’s resilience, they found that the kids who ________ were best able to handle stress. (a) Ate the same breakfast every day (b) Knew the most about their family’s history (c) Played team sports (d) Attended regular religious services Answer: (b). The more children know about their family’s history, the stronger their sense of control over their lives and the higher their self-esteem. The reason: These children have a strong sense of “intergenerational self”— they understand that they belong to something bigger than themselves, and that families naturally experience both highs and lows.

Children are expected to learn how many new words per year during grades 3 through 12? (a) 500 (b) 1,500 (c) 3,000 Answer: (c). It may sound daunting, but you can help by teaching kids one new word every day. Three simple games are effective at building vocabulary. First, throw out a word like bird or white and have everyone list as many related words as possible. Second, introduce a prefix or suffix and see how many words can be created from it. Third, open a newspaper or magazine and ask the kids to find a word they don’t know, then look up the definitions and discuss.

True or false: When giving children an allowance, parents should force them to divide their money into equal piles for spending, saving, and giving away. Answer: False. An allowance gives kids a chance to practice something they

To encourage conversation and draw your family closer, arrange your living room seating in a: (a) U shape (b) Circle (c) L shape Answer: (b). A study of hospital patients in Saskatchewan, Canada, found that subjects were friendlier to one another when they were seated faceto-face. The ideal distance is about ﬁve feet away, the same vantage from which Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci painted portraits. At that distance, the eye can comfortably take in the torso, hands, and face.

won’t learn in school: money management. Dividing allowance money into different pots is a popular tactic, but you shouldn’t force it on a child. Instead, let him or her decide how to spend the cash. As one of Warren Buffett’s bankers said, it’s better to make a mistake “with a $6 allowance than a $60,000 salary or a $6 million inheritance.”

What do surveys show that children want most from their parents?

(a) To spend more time with them (b) For the parents to be less tired and stressed (c) A bigger allowance Answer: (b). An effective way to cut down on stress is to hold a weekly meeting to review how your family is functioning. Sit together with everyone and pose three questions: “What worked well in our family last week?” “What didn’t work well?” And “What can we work on now?” The following week, adjust and try again.

The most common time of day for family ﬁghts is: (a) Morning (b) Dinnertime (c) Weekends

Eating dinner together as a family has been shown to beneﬁt children, but at least a third of Americans rarely do so. Which of these alternatives can offer the same beneﬁts?

(a) Eating breakfast together (b) Having a bedtime snack as a family (c) Scheduling a once-a-week Sunday supper (d) All of the above Answer: (d). Children who eat dinner with their families do better in school and are less likely to drink, smoke, do drugs, or develop eating disorders, yet one study found Americans rank 23rd out of 25 countries when it comes to family meals. Still, research shows that you can reap most of the same beneﬁts by gathering at other times, like at breakfast—even if it’s just once a week.

Answer: (b). Psychologists in Chicago studied interactions between moms, dads, and kids and found that the most highly charged time was from 6 to 8 p.m., when parents are returning from work and everybody is hungry. To reduce ﬁghting, hold off on difﬁcult topics until everyone’s looked through the mail, eaten, and changed clothes.

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(a) Lie down and stretch out (b) Sit up with good posture (c) Lean forward and nod (d) Any of the above, as long as you’re both doing the same thing

Answer: (c). Pronouns are the canaries in the coal mine of conﬂict. James Pennebaker, Ph.D., chair of the psychology department at the University of Texas at Austin, citing studies of married couples, says that using a lot of ﬁrst-person pronouns (“I” or “we”) is a sign of a healthy relationship; using “you” (as in “You always say that” or “You never do this”) indicates poor problem solving.

Answer: (d). People who assume power positions (feet up; leaning over a table) tend to have increased feelings of superiority, while those in less powerful poses (sitting lower; arms crossed) tend to feel defensive and resentful. To reduce feelings of power imbalances, says environmental psychologist Sally Augustin, Ph.D., everyone in a conversation should be at the same level, with the same posture.

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Answer: (c). The cliché is accurate. Scientists posed this question to about 4,000 men and women, and money was the only answer cited by both sides. Couples can cut down on financial conflicts by dividing money into three accounts—“yours,” “mine,” and “ours”—and holding quarterly meetings to discuss finances.

When siblings between the ages of 3 and 7 are together, how many times per hour do they ﬁght? (a) One to two (b) Two to three (c) Three to four Answer: (c). Siblings clash an average of 3.5 times per hour, studies show, with those ﬁghts lasting a total of 10 minutes. To reduce squabbles, spend a few minutes every day alone with each child (so they’re not jockeying for attention), and give them chores to do jointly to build trust.

Difﬁcult conversations among groups of family members will go better if you have two what? (a) Coffee breaks (b) Moderators (c) Women (d) Bottles of wine

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The Invention of the Year is Great News for your Ears

NEW Now with More Power & Clarity

Perfect Choice HD™ is easy to use, hard to see and doesn't cost a fortune… it’s like reading glasses for your ears™! New Personal Sound Amplification Product is an affordable way to “turn up the volume!” Even the best inventions can get better. Cordless phones have gotten smaller and feature better sound… televisions have gotten sharper and more affordable. Now, the Personal Sound Amplification Product (PSAP) that has enabled countless people to “turn up the volume” is better than ever. Perfect Choice HD is NOT a hearing aid. Hearing aids can only be sold by an audiologist or a licensed hearing instrument specialist following hearing tests and fitting appointments. Once they have you tested and fitted, you could pay as much as $5000 for the product.

designed to accurately amplify sounds and deliver them to your ear. Because we’ve developed an efficient production process, we can make a great product at an affordable price. The unit has been designed to have an easily accessible battery, but it is small and lightweight

Now we’ve made Perfect Choice HD better than ever! Original Design New Perfect Choice HD Good

Better – It Reduces Feedback

up to 30dB

35dB – 15% Louder

Hearing Tubes

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3 to choose from for different situations

Ear Buds

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2 to choose from for better fit and sound

Sound Quality Volume

Reading glasses for your ears. While some people need hearing One-on-One No Yes – if needed set up instructions aids, many just need the extra boost in volume that a PSAP gives them. enough to hide behind your ear… Now, thanks to the efforts of the doctor only you’ll know you have it on. It’s who leads a renowned hearing institute, comfortable and won’t make you feel there is Perfect Choice HD. It’s a PSAP like you have something stuck in your ear. It provides high quality audio so sounds and conversations will be easier Are you or a loved one to hear and understand.

Affordable, Simple to use, Virtually impossible to see

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We want you to be happy with Perfect Choice HD, so we are offering to let you try it for yourself with our exclusive home trial. If you are not totally satisfied with this product, simply return it within 60 days for a refund of the full product purchase price. Don’t wait… and miss out on another conversation… call now!

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• Restaurants • Dinner parties • Outdoor conversations • Lectures • Sermons • Meetings …and other times where you need to turn up the volume