| Help--My Kid Is Driving Me Crazy: The 17 Ways Kids Manipulate Their Parents, and What You Can Do About It Contributor(s): Swanson, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0399535268 ISBN-13: 9780399535260 Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2009 Annotation: A family psychologist offers parents clear and simple techniques for disarming the strategies kids use to manipulate them. Every parent knows that children quickly learn how to push their buttons. Now, this invaluable and insightful book, written by a prominent clinical psychologist, identifies the specific ways kids manipulate their parentsaand how to stop each tactic. These uncannily sophisticated and undermining strategies include: a[ Emotional blackmail a[ Shutting down a[ Negotiation a[ Protest a[ Playing the victim a[ Dividing the parents Filled with informative and practical advice, this insightful guide is designed to help parents restore harmony, discipline, and healthy relationshipsaand put an end to selfish, manipulative behavior for good. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Family & Relationships | Parenting - General - Family & Relationships | Conflict Resolution - Psychology | Developmental - Child |
| Dewey: 649.1 |
| LCCN: 2009018903 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.5" W x 8.22" (0.46 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A family psychologist offers parents clear and simple techniques for disarming the strategies kids use to manipulate them. Every parent knows that children quickly learn how to push their buttons. Now, this invaluable and insightful book, written by a prominent clinical psychologist, identifies the specific ways kids manipulate their parents?and how to stop each tactic. These uncannily sophisticated and undermining strategies include: ? Emotional blackmail ? Shutting down ? Negotiation ? Protest ? Playing the victim ? Dividing the parents Filled with informative and practical advice, this insightful guide is designed to help parents restore harmony, discipline, and healthy relationships?and put an end to selfish, manipulative behavior for good. |