Book Description
Are more and more children getting away with everything? Are more and more parents losing control?
You bet, and those parents want help in regaining that control-of the family, the house, and themselves. With its balanced and practical program, this book gives every parent all the information and tools they need to shift the balance of power to its rightful place in the home, while addressing such concerns as:
€ Parenting with both firmness and flexibility
€ Clarifying family values and priorities
€ Avoiding playing the blame game
€ Finding the middle ground between permissive parenting and authoritarian rule
€ Minimizing the effects of divorce
€ Setting limits and making peace
About the Author
Aleta Koman, M.Ed., is a nationally celebrated child and family therapist who maintains a private practice in the Boston area. She lectures on psychological topics to adults and children, and offers corporate seminars and workshops on personal, marital, and family issues. She appears regularly on network television programs, including "The Today Show."
Edward Myers is a freelance writer who, together with Koman, has written The Parenting Survival Kit and How to Mend a Broken Heart.
Who's the Boss: How to Regain and Maintain Your Parental Authority when Kids Rule the Roost FROM THE PUBLISHER
Can your child get away with anything? Is he an expert at manipulation? Do you wish you could reset the boundaries -- and reclaim your parental authority? This book delivers a clear explanation of how you can -- and why granting your child too much power is inappropriate in the first place. With its balanced and practical program, this book gives you the information and tools you need to shift that balance of power to its rightful place in the home, benefiting parents and children alike.
Who's the Boss? answers many questions, including: How can I parent my kids with both firmness and flexibility? How can I clarify family values and priorities? Is the problem my fault? The kids' fault? Society's fault? Does the question of "fault" even matter? By trying to become less permissive, will I become too authoritarian? How can I avoid giving in when my child whines, bargains, and puts on the pressure?
From ending the vicious cycle of guilt to fostering civility and minimizing the side effects of divorce, the media, and consumerism, Who's the Boss? offers every parent a sensible crash course in setting limits, making peace, and raising a happy, well-adjusted, respectful child.
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