Your Kid's a Brat and it's All Your Fault: Nip the Attitude in the Bud--from Toddler to Tween

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In this wise and informative parenting guide, Elaine Rose Glickman shows readers how loving your kid enough to be the boss will result in happier, healthier and much easier-to-be-around children! You've seen them - kids running wild through restaurants while the parents avert their gaze and order another cappuccino. You've heard them - kids telling their parents to "shut up" and "get me that." You've met them - kids who dress inappropriately and roll their eyes and never say thank you. Maybe one of those kids belongs to you. Combining incisive commentary with grounded, practical advice, YOUR KID'S A BRAT AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT will have you recognising and laughing at yourself, your fellow parents and a culture that seems determined to turn our precious angels into not-so-precious brats. Divided into three sections - "Your Budding Brat" for toddlers and pre-schoolers, "Your Bratty Child" for primary school age children and "Your Bratty Tween" - this book is packed with wisdom and tips culled from the trenches of child-rearing. YOUR KID'S A BRAT AND IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT will not only help you grow adept at responding to specific misbehaviour, but will, also, encourage and embolden you to become the confident, respected parent you yearn to be.

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"Elaine Glickman is not afraid to call a brat a brat. Our wonderful kids we love so much CAN be selfish, interrupting, non-sharing, meal-ruining, bank-breaking, party-demanding brats. That doesn't mean things can't change, especially with a little help from someone calm and smart and, thank God, FUNNY. Glickman understands that even the best intentions can sometimes backfire when it comes to parenting, and helps us understand how to nip brattiness in the bud."
Lenore Skenazy, author of the book and founder of the blog and movement "Free-Range Kids"

Author Bio

Elaine Rose Glickman is a rabbi and mother of three (non-bratty) children. Her book Sacred Parenting was a 2009 National Jewish Book Award finalist. She is, also, a parenting advice columnist for Sarasota Mommy Magazine, a parenting expert featured on the syndicated television talk show Daytime, a former teacher and the chair of governors of a top-rated Florida preschool.