Why Cant I Be the Boss of Me

This book has a story for children and a guidance section for parents. The story is about an eight-year-old who believes he should get to do whatever he decides. His parents hadn't realized how much they'd been giving in to him, but they start to realize how furious, defiant, and disrespectful he becomes when they don't. They know this can't continue. This realistic, informative, and empathetic story shows how they guide him to understand and accept his role in the family.

The parent guidance section explains what to expect of kindergarten-to-third-grade children and how much say to give them. It tells why children won't do what we say and what to do about that. You'll find out how to motivate your children without bribery and what the newer and better consequences are. You'll learn the best tools to use so children will understand how much say they can have in decision-making while helping them develop compassion, reasoning, and problem-solving skills. You'll also gain tools for dealing with hard issues such as your kids refusing to apologize, lying, and doing homework. New insight into working with your parenting partner is provided. Through this book, you and your children will learn why they can't be the boss!

Dr. Annye Rothenberg is a child/parent psychologist and mother with more than 25 years of experience helping families with children from birth to age 10 years dealing with typical child-rearing issues. Her experience doing home and school observations means her guidance and insight are specific and realistic in all of her two-part books for parents and their children.

Annye Rothenberg, Ph.D., is a San Francisco Bay Area child/parent psychologist with 25 years of experience and a specialist in child-rearing and child development. Her parenting psychology practice is in Redwood City, CA. She currently guides families with children up through age ten, and her advice is particularly realistic and practical because of her home and school observations. She frequently gives talks to groups of parents as well as teachers and pediatricians. She is, of course, a parent. Her first series of six books focuses on the most common child-rearing issues for preschoolers and their parents. Her new series is for elementary-school children as well as their parents. All of these books have an all-in-one format with a beautifully illustrated, realistic story for children and a comprehensive manual for parents. She is also an adjunct clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine, teaching pediatric residents how to give advice to parents on child-rearing. Dr. Rothenberg spent many years developing and directing an award-winning parenting program in Palo Alto, CA, and has written several books for professionals, including Parentmaking, used throughout the U.S. and Canada for teaching parenting classes. For more information on her books, visit the Perfecting Parenting Press website.