Laying Down the Law (Rodale)

Offers ways to bring effective, consequence-based discipline to every home. With nearly three decades of family counselling experience to draw upon, Dr Peters has seen it all, from unruly toddlers to out-of-control teens. This handbook addresses parents' most important problems and most common mistakes, showing them how to set and enforce loving laws of discipline and respect and how to avoid futile and counter-productive nagging.

"If there ever was an owner's manual for your kids, Laying Down the Law is it. When I read Ruth Peters, it's like she's channeling my parents and grand-parents with commonsense, logical advice for today's parent."

--Al Roker, NBC's Today show

"Dr. Ruth Peters gives us permission to take charge as parents and to guide our children with a nurturing and loving hand."

--Ann Curry, NBC's Today show

25 No-Nonsense Rules That Teach Your Kids Values and Discipline from the Inside Out

NBC Today show expert Dr. Ruth Peters shares her best and newest advice for helping families restore order and keep the peace with proven, painless methods that once and for all get your children to:

Understand and follow your family's values Do their work when and how YOU want it done-- without whining Follow your rules, even when their friends don't Develop compassion and empathy

Now, you'll know:

When snooping in their rooms is okay--and how to do it When making peace is the WORST thing you can do The 5 questions you must ask your teenager every time he leaves the house Why your kids should earn their privileges--and how to get them to

"Dr. Peters really understands the challenges that today's parents face--and how to help. Easy to read and often humorous, this book reminds us why old-fashioned values can still work best to guide our children. It's straightforward talk that will benefit parents--dare I say she's the Judge Judy of parenting?!"

--Nancy Samalin, M.S., best-selling author of Loving Your Child Is Not Enough and Loving without Spoiling

"Dr. Ruth Peters's lively, chatty, well-grounded advice will help you feel as if she's visiting your home to guide your family. Whenever you lose parenting confidence, you'll find it restored by her wisdom and reassurance."

--Sylvia Rimm, Ph.D., director of the Family Achievement Clinic, clinical professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and author of The New York Times bestseller See Jane Win: The Rimm Report on How 1,000 Girls Became Successful Women