Suggested Interview Questions

for Kathy Peel

Author of Desperate Households

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• Kathy, you’ve helped desperate families make over their lives under the bright lights of television cameras.  What advice do you have for desperate families that aren’t selected for a TV makeover?
  
  
• What are the signs that your household has hit a level of desperation?
  
  
• You are known as “America’s Family Manager.”  What exactly is a Family Manager and is this a new way of saying “stay-at-home mom”?
  
  
• I love what you write about discovering your personal family management style.  How did you discover your own style and how can other people discover theirs?
  
  
• Your book, Desperate Households, begins the makeover process with an examination of priorities.  Why does this come before the clutter makeover or the time management section?
  
  
• Lots of women resort to nagging to get their kids and husband to help out at home.  But I’m sure there are better options.  What do you recommend to reduce the nagging and increase the teamwork?
  
  
• Mornings and dinnertime can be two of the most harried times of day for families.  Do you have tips for improving these family “rush hours”?
  
  
• You write about the need for a “self-development makeover.”  What does that mean for a woman?
  
  
• I understand our listeners/viewers can visit your website to locate a Family Manager Coach in their area.  What do these coaches offer?

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Guest: Kathy Peel, America’s Family Manager (four-time Oprah guest and best-selling author)

Book title: Desperate Households: How to Restore Order and Harmony to Your Life and Home

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers

Available: July 2007 in bookstores everywhere

Website: www.FamilyManager.com