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i refuse to raise a brat
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I REFUSE TO RAISE A BRAT
Straightforward Advice on Parenting in an Age of Overindulgence
by Marilu Henner and Dr. Ruth V. Sharon
"Being a mom is my favorite, and by far the most important, thing I do in my life. When I look at the faces of my two beautiful boys, I know I want to be the best mother I can be. But what does being the best mother mean? As a parent, you want to do so much for your children, but how much is too much?"
– Marilu Henner
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You've seen them all too often in malls, restaurants, theaters, and playgrounds. Their parents are constantly pleading and bribing, enticing and bargaining with them. They are uncooperative, whining, annoying, demanding, and out-of-control. They are brats! How did these children get this way? What can parents do and more important, not do, to keep their child from becoming a brat?
Combining Marilu Henner's humorous, candid revelations as the mother of two young sons with Dr. Sharon's expert recommendations, I Refuse to Raise a Brat focuses on some of the most challenging child-rearing situations parents face. With this authoritative guide, parents will learn how to:
• Stop gratifying their child's every need and let them learn to struggle with frustrations
• Allow for different parenting approaches; deal with temper tantrums
• Effectively use the word "No" as a form of discipline
• Praise a child without over-exaggerating their achievements or abilities
• Establish that: "I am the parent; I make the rules. You are the child; you obey them"
• Avoid nightly showdowns at bedtime;
• Defuse sibling rivalry.
Each issue is fully discussed in an individual chapter that also features insightful questions and answers drawn from Dr. Sharon's private practice. A special section at the end of the chapters, When Little Brats Become Big Brats, illustrates the consequences of certain behaviors if children carry them into adulthood. Combined, the contents create a blueprint for successful parenting that stresses consistent structure, clear expectations, predictable responses and consequences, and limit-setting as positive strategies which allow children to feel safe and thrive.
Dr. Sharon says some of the most difficult patients she's treated in her 25 years in practice have not been those who were poorly treated or neglected as children, but those who were overindulged or who received endless gratification and attention.
"As a mom, I know I'm a work-in-progress. I don't claim to be an expert yet. I am, however, fortunate enough to have had the guidance of Dr. Sharon. She is a brilliant psychoanalyst who has helped me in my career for many years, and the mother of three successful adults who have families of their own," says Marilu.
With I Refuse to Raise a Brat, parents can learn to avoid the potential sources of bratty behavior and develop a parenting style that allows them to raise kids with the tools necessary to cope with life's many challenges.
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