Tired of Arguing With Your Kids: Wisdom from Parents Who Have Been There

Presents techniques for parents on ways to respond to arguments with their children.

Award-winning author Dolores Curran expanded a genre that included only advice about mothering when she began in the early 1970s, incorporating the entire scope of family life issues into her work. Her articles have appeared in over 100 magazines and journals, including McCalls, Redbook and Parents Magazine. In 1984, Curran received a Christopher Award in the Best Adult Book category for Traits of a Healthy Family, and in 1986 Penn State University honored her with a Celebrate the Family Award, given to recognize outstanding work on family issues.

From 1987-1991, Curran worked as a Family Resource Consultant for Ireland, giving lectures around the country. She currently serves on the advisory boards of Practical Parenting Education and Family Information Services.

Known for speaking "parent language," Currans sense of humor and practical advice has attracted many readers to her work. Parents literally asked to read excerpts from Tired of Arguing with Your Kids? off her computer screen as she wrote. "Parents are hungry for these skills," Curran says.

Curran has applied those skills herself, raising three grown children. She and her husband, James, currently live in Littleton, Colorado.