Parenting does not have to be a stressful experience. In fact, parents who lighten up and laugh with their families can be more productive by using humor to ease conflict, deflect hostility, and create a feeling of well-being in the household. Readers will benefit from the author`s many everyday examples of how a humorous approach can greatly improve family life. A warm and funny book that not only inspires you to enjoy your children, but makes you long to be one of Joe Michelli`s children as well. The role of play and laughter in strengthening a child`s soul for the onslaughts of life is illustrated with -- Yes! play and laughter. The doctor takes his own medicine as well , -- Wendy Reid Crisp, Do As I Say, Not as I Did: Perfect Advice from an Imperfect Mother