Name: Agile programming -- for your family
Uploaded: 2013-02-25T16:00:03Z
Duration: 17 min 43 s
Description: Bruce Feiler has a radical idea: To deal with the stress of modern family life, go agile. Inspired by agile software programming, Feiler introduces family practices which encourage flexibility, bottom-up idea flow, constant feedback and accountability. One surprising feature: Kids pick their own punishments.

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Bruce Feiler has a radical idea: To deal with the stress of modern family life, go agile. Inspired by agile software programming, Feiler introduces family practices which encourage flexibility, bottom-up idea flow, constant feedback and accountability. One surprising feature: Kids pick their own punishments.

Bruce Feiler: Agile programming -- for your family

Agile programming -- for your family

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Children empowered in family meetings pick their own goals and consequences, fostering accountability and promoting emotional health.