Preface | p. vii |
A Message for Frazzled Parents | p. 1 |
Behaviour Unbecoming ... | |
Dawdling--The Slow Motion Kid | p. 11 |
Bossiness--Attila the Son | p. 15 |
Temper Tantrums--Junior Goes Ballistic | p. 19 |
Swearing--"Please Pass the @#% *! Milk" | p. 24 |
Cheating--The Kid with the Two-Headed Coin | p. 27 |
Crying--Water Power | p. 31 |
Talking Too Much--The Blah Blah Blahs | p. 34 |
Lying--"Cookie Monster Broke the Lamp! Honest!" | p. 37 |
Risk-Taking--"Look Ma! No Brains!" | p. 41 |
Stealing--She's Gotta Have It | p. 46 |
Sulking--The Silent Anger | p. 51 |
Talking Back--Out of the Big Mouth of Babes | p. 55 |
Whining--The Ultimate Irritant | p. 59 |
Too Much TV--Beaching the Channel Surfers | p. 62 |
A Matter of Habits | |
Personal Hygiene--The Fungus Among Us | p. 69 |
Bad Habits--"Put That Back in Your Nose Where It Belongs!" | p. 73 |
Bathroom Problems--Poop and Circumstance | p. 76 |
Clothes Encounters--"You're Going to Wear That?" | p. 80 |
Messy Room--The Toxic Zone | p. 85 |
Household Messiness--The Clutter Creators | p. 89 |
Facing Fears and Anxieties | |
Irrational Fears--The Monster Under the Bed | p. 97 |
Fear of Failure--The Little Engine That Couldn't | p. 101 |
Shyness--The Power of Passivity | p. 105 |
Learning to Take Responsibility | |
Forgetfulness--"Has Anyone Seen My Head?" | p. 111 |
Mishandling Money--A Tiny Little Fistful of Dollars | p. 114 |
Shirking Household Chores--"Your Job Is to Work. My Job Is to Have Fun." | p. 119 |
Five Minutes for Fighting | |
Bullying--"Hey Twinkie, Gimme a Quarter!" | p. 127 |
Fighting with Friends--"Are You Talkin' to Me?" | p. 131 |
Fighting with Siblings--Living with the Enemy | p. 135 |
Arguing with Parents--"Your Honour, I Object!" | p. 141 |
Hitting the Books | |
Classroom Misbehaviour--Send in the Class Clowns | p. 147 |
Homework Struggles--2 + 2 = "I'm Not Doing It!" | p. 152 |
Late for School--Getting Them out the Door | p. 156 |
Poor Grades--The Report Card from Hell | p. 161 |
Teacher Trouble--The Worm in the Apple | p. 165 |
Won't Go to School--Dropping Out of Grade Two | p. 168 |
Trouble Making Friends--Can't Buy Me Love | p. 172 |
At the Table | |
Table Manners--"Stop Dribbling Your Meatballs!" | p. 177 |
The Picky Eater--Fear of Broccoli | p. 180 |
The Overweight Child--Too Much of a Good Thing | p. 184 |
Those Bedtime Blues | |
Bed Invasions--Night of the Living Kids | p. 191 |
Bed-Wetting--The Chill of the Night | p. 195 |
Won't Go to Sleep--No Bedtime for Bonzo | p. 198 |
Out in Public | |
The Gimmes--"I Want a Godzilla Pez Dispenser and I Want It Now!" | p. 203 |
Public Tantrums--Show Time at the Mall | p. 207 |
Car Travel--"Are We There Yet?" | p. 211 |
Beyond the Nuclear Family | |
Grandparents--The Spoilers | p. 217 |
The Neighbours--When the Back Fence Becomes the Berlin Wall | p. 220 |
The Single Parent--When Guilt Is Not Enough | p. 223 |
Stepparents and Stepfamilies--The Curse of Cinderella | p. 228 |
Love Is Not Enough | p. 231 |
Afterword | p. 233 |
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