Who's the Boss : How to Regain and Maintain your Parental Authority when Kids Rule the Roost

who's the boss : how to regain and maintain your parental authority when kids rule the roost

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Who's the Boss : How to Regain and Maintain your Parental Authority when Kids Rule the Roost

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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,Aleta Koman,Edward Myers,Perigee Trade,0399528121,Authority,Family & Relationships,Family / Parenting / Childbirth,Family/Marriage,Parent and child,Parent-child relationship,Parenting,Parenting - General,Family & Relationships / General

Book Contents:

  1. 10 Days to a Less Defiant Child : The Breakthrough Program for Overcoming Your Child's Difficult Behavior
  2. 125 Things You Must Know About Being Pregnant
  3. 25 Stupid Mistakes Parents Make (Roxbury Park Books)
  4. A Change Of Heart
  5. A Life Worth Living: Practical Strategies for Reducing Depression in Older Adults
  6. A Little Book Of Love Poems And Letters
  7. Alternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Insights from Practitioners and Patients
  8. An Ounce of Prevention: Preventing the Homosexual Condition in Today's Youth
  9. Baby & Child Emergency First-Aid Handbook: Simple Step-By-Step Instructions for the Most Common Childhood Emergencies
  10. Bad Attitude: Reverse Your Child's Rudeness in 1 Week--With Food

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