Raising the Perfect Child Through Guilt and Manipulation

by Elizabeth Beckwith

Overview

Popular actress and stand-up comedienne Elizabeth Beckwith gives us the parenting guide to end all parenting guides: Raising the Perfect Child through Guilt and Manipulation. A frequent guest on The Late, Late Show and one of seven comics featured in the Time magazine article, “Funny: The Next Generation,” Beckwith now puts forth a hilarious new parenting philosophy that would shock Dr. Spock and traumatize T. Berry Brazelton. Raising the Perfect Child through Guilt and Manipulation is a riotously irreverent take on contemporary child rearing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061759574
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/06/2009
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	5.28(w) x 8.06(h) x 0.62(d)

About the Author

Elizabeth Beckwith is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actress who lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Patrick, and her children, Michael and Frances.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 Creating a Team: "Us vs. Them" 1

2 Sweep It Under the Rug 21

3 How to Scare the Crap Out of Your Child (in a Positive Way) 39

4 Don't Worry About the Mean Kid's Feelings, Make Your Own Kid Feel Better 59

5 Don't Be Afraid to Raise a Nerd 77

6 Mind Control: Why It's a Good Thing 95

7 Disciplining with Meaning Vs. Meaningless Discipline 117

8 All for One and One for All 137

9 Spousal Indoctrination and Other Related Things 155

10 Guilt Is a Two-Way Street 177

11 Grandma Guido and the Evolution of Guilt and Manipulation 197

Frequently Asked Questions 223

Thank You and Good Luck 229

Recipes to Keep Your Children From Running Away 231

Elizabeth's Childhood OCD Prayer Ritual 237

Acknowledgments 239