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
