You're Not the Boss of Me: Brat-Proofing Your Four- to Twelve-Year-Old Child

by Betsy Brown Braun

Overview

For every parent who has ever wanted to scream, “Save me! My child is acting like a brat!” there’s You’re Not the Boss of Me. Filling a critical void in parenting manuals, revered childhood development and behavior expert Betsy Brown Braun, bestselling author of Just Tell Me What to Say, dispenses invaluable advice on how to brat-proof kids during the formative ages 4 through 12.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061346637
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/20/2010
Pages:	249
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Betsy Brown Braun is the bestselling author of Just Tell Me What to Say, a renowned child development and behavior specialist, popular parent educator, and mother of adult triplets. She is a frequent speaker at educational and business conferences, has been a guest expert on Today, the Early Show, Good Morning America, and NPR, and has been cited in USA Today, the New York Times, Family Circle, Parents, Parenting, Cookie, and Woman's Day, among other publications. As the founder of Parenting Pathways, Inc., Betsy offers private consulting and parent seminars as well. She and her husband live in Pacific Palisades, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xv

How to Use This Book xvii

Introduction xix

1 "Did You Hear Me?": How to Talk to Your Kids 1

2 "Why is that Girl Crying?": Growing an Empathetic Child 14

3 "I Can't do it Myself; You do it!": Building Independence in Your Child 37

4 "Where's My Jacket?!": Teaching Responsibility 61

5 "No, You Go to Your Room!": Creating a Respectful Child 86

6 "I didn't do it.": Instilling Honesty in Your Child 109

7 "I'm Bored.": Building a Self-Reliant Child 136

8 "Is this the Only Present I Get?": Making a Gratitude Adjustment in Your Child 161

9 "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme!": Eliminating Spoilage in Your Child 182

10 "Knock, Knock. Who's There?": Bringing Humor into Your Child's Life 203

Appendix

Fifty-Two Cures for AFFLUENZA 223

100 Ways to Say "Good Job!" 227

The Ethical Will of a Grandfather to His Grandson 231

Selected Sources 233

Index 237

Editorial Reviews

“Betsy Brown Braun dares to give very specific answers for all the very specific issues that come up in raising a child in today’s world. She gives answers, and she gives reasons for her answers. Best of all, her no-nonsense wisdom shines through on every page. I cannot think of a book that I have read about child raising that teaches as much about so much.” - Anthony E. Wolf, Ph.D., bestselling author of Get Out of My Life, but First Could You Drive Me and Cheryl to the Mall
“Once again Betsy Brown Braun hits the nail on the head (so you don’t have to hit yours against the wall!) with insightful, clear and helpful advice for raising your children. If there were a were a Martha Stewart of Parenting she would be the one, with the “secret sauce” to helping you raise the kind of children we all hope to have.” - Jane Buckingham, founder of Youth Intelligence, author of The Modern Girl's Guide to Motherhood
“Betsy Brown Braun has done it again! You’re Not the Boss of Me is an essential tool for any parent, filled with deep wisdom and sharp insights. If you hope your child will embody empathy, respect, independence, and creativity, this book’s practical tips will help you get there. Based in research and years of clinical experience, this volume is quite simply, a treasure.” - Ted Mitchell, President, California State Board of Education, President and CEO, New Schools Venture Fund, President Emeritus, Occidental College and Former Dean, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies
“With refreshing clarity and extensive professional experience, Betsy Brown Braun writes directly and meaningfully to parents about their children. She alerts them to the nature of the spontaneous developmental process and offers valuable, very specific pathways for reinforcing the positive emerging behaviors that each child presents.” - Saul L. Brown, M.D., Emeritus Director, Family Child Division, Department of Psychiatry, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Los Angeles, California, and Emeritus Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry. UCLA School of Medicine. Los Angeles, California
“Betsy Brown Braun is a rare combination of intelligence, experience and humor. . .she is a remarkable gift to the lives of parents and children.” - Barbara K. Polland, Ph.D., M.F.T., Professor Emeritus, Child and Adolescent Development, California State University, Northridge, author of We Can Work It Out!

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