Making Families Happy

What are the secrets to a happy family? Good communication? Strong parenting skills? Spending quality time together? As the pressures of modern life impact on Australian families, finding the answers is more urgent than ever. The hit ABC TV series Making Australia Happy and Making Couples Happy proved that science can make individuals and couples happier in just eight weeks. Now, in an Australian and world first, the Happiness Team are turning their attention to their greatest challenge yet: families. With the help of a team of experts, over two months, three very different Australian families attempt to overcome longstanding barriers to happiness. They range from a large blended family to a single mother with a thirteen-year-old daughter. Their problems are ones that all Australians will relate to. Poor communication, financial stress, lack of parenting skills, defiant teenagers – for the three families, it’s their best hope for change after years of conflict.