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Step-by-step makeovers for parents of kids from five to fifteen
In her newest book, parenting guru Michele Borba offers an effective, practical, hands-on approach to fix that very annoying but widespread youthful characteristic: attitude. We've all experienced children who are self-centered, selfish, rude, insensitive, fresh, demanding, tactless, and irresponsible. But attitudes are based on character and manners, a child's fundamental self-concept, their sense of who they really are, and how they relate to other people among their friends, family, and peers. A bad attitude can be a tremendous obstacle to a child's happiness and success and yet, parents have little support in confronting this topic until now.Offering specific steps, activities, and a complete program for an attitude makeover, this latest addition to Michele Borba's outstanding collection of parenting best practices will be welcomed by parents and educators everywhere.
Michele Borba (Palm Springs, CA) is a widely renowned consultant and educator and a recipient of the National Educator Award. She is the author of 18 books, including Parents Do Make a Difference (0-7879-4605-2) named by Child magazine as an "outstanding parenting book of the year" Building Moral Intelligence (0-7879-6226-0), which Publishers Weekly called "one of the most significant books published in 2001," and her bestselling "No More Misbehavin' (0-7879-6617-7). A frequent guest on the Today show, The View, NPR, and other broadcast media, she is on the editorial board of Parents magazine and a columnist for Oxygen Media.
Synopsis
Does Your Child Have Attitude?
- Does your kid never take no for an answer and demand things go his way?
- Do her theatrics leave you drained at the end of the day?
- Are you resorting to bribes and threats to get your kid to do chores?
- Does he cheat, complain, or blame others for his problems?
- Do you feel youre running a hotel instead of a home?
- Are you starting to feel like your childs personal ATM machine?
What happened? You thought you were doing the best for your child and didnt set out to raise a selfish, insensitive, spoiled kid. In her newest book, Dont Give Me That Attitude! parenting expert Michele Borba offers you an effective, practical, and hands-on approach to help you work with your child to fix that very annoying but widespread youthful characteristic, attitude. If you have a child who is arrogant, bad-mannered, bad-tempered, a cheat, cruel, demanding, domineering, fresh, greedy, impatient, insensitive, irresponsible, jealous, judgmental, lazy, manipulative, narrow-minded, noncompliant, pessimistic, a poor loser, selfish, uncooperative, ungrateful, or unhelpful, this is the book for you!
Synopsis
What happened? You thought you were doing the best for your child and didn’ t set out to raise a selfish, insensitive, spoiled kid. In her newest book, Don’ t Give Me That Attitude parenting expert Michele Borba offers you an effective, practical, and hands-on approach to help you work with your child to fix that very annoying but widespread youthful characteristic, attitude, If you have a child who is arrogant, bad-mannered, bad-tempered, a cheat, cruel, demanding, domineering, fresh, greedy, impatient, insensitive, irresponsible, jealous, judgmental, lazy, manipulative, narrow-minded, noncompliant, pessimistic, a poor loser, selfish, uncooperative, ungrateful, or unhelpful, this is the book for you
Synopsis
- Does your kid never take no for an answer and demand things go his way?
- Do her theatrics leave you drained at the end of the day?
- Are you resorting to bribes and threats to get your kid to do chores?
- Does he cheat, complain, or blame others for his problems?
- Do you feel you’re running a hotel instead of a home?
- Are you starting to feel like your child’s personal ATM machine?
What happened? You thought you were doing the best for your child and didn’t set out to raise a selfish, insensitive, spoiled kid. In her newest book, Don’t Give Me That Attitude! parenting expert Michele Borba offers you an effective, practical, and hands-on approach to help you work with your child to fix that very annoying but widespread youthful characteristic, attitude. If you have a child who is arrogant, bad-mannered, bad-tempered, a cheat, cruel, demanding, domineering, fresh, greedy, impatient, insensitive, irresponsible, jealous, judgmental, lazy, manipulative, narrow-minded, noncompliant, pessimistic, a poor loser, selfish, uncooperative, ungrateful, or unhelpful, this is the book for you!
About the Author
Michele Borba, Ed.D. internationally renowned consultant and educator is the recipient of the National Educator Award and the author of No More Misbehavin, Parents Do Make a Difference, and Building Moral Intelligence, all from Jossey-Bass. She is a frequent guest expert on television and radio talk shows, including the Today show, The View, Fox & Friends, and Canada A.M. She is an honorary advisory board member for Parents Magazine. You can find her on the Web at www.MicheleBorba.com or www.moralintelligence.com.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments.
PART ONE: Confronting the Crisis.
Exposing the Big Brat Factor.
What’s the Difference Between Attitude and Behavior?
We’ve Got a Big Problem.
Where Is This Coming From?
The Bad Attitude Intelligence Test.
Preventing the Worst-Case Scenario: Why You Better Start Changing Bad Attitudes Today.
Bad Attitude Emergencies: Immediate Intervention Needed.
The Seven Worst Mistakes in Trying to Change Bad Attitudes.
Bad Attitude Antidotes and Replacements.
Facing Our Own Hidden Demons.
How Do People See You?
Your Own Attitude Makeover.
How to Use This Book.
Final Thoughts Before the Big Attitude Makeover.
PART TWO: Twenty-Four Attitude Makeovers.
1 Arrogant.
2 Bad-Mannered.
3 Bad-Tempered.
4 Cheats.
5 Cruel.
6 Demanding.
7 Domineering.
8 Fresh.
9 Greedy.
10 Impatient.
11 Insensitive.
12 Irresponsible.
13 Jealous.
14 Judgmental.
15 Lazy.
16 Manipulative.
17 Narrow-Minded.
18 Noncompliant.
19 Pessimistic.
20 Poor Loser.
21 Selfish.
22 Uncooperative.
23 Ungrateful.
24 Unhelpful.
PART THREE: Beyond the Crisis.
References.
About the Author.