You're Not the Boss of Me: Brat-Proofing Your Four- To Twelve-Year-Old Child

Thanks to Betsy for another book filled with practical, useful, advice. Betsy is amazing because she completely understands and is very knowledgeable about children's development. She has practical expectations for kids depending on their age. This book, as well as her first book, is filled with useful scripts and advice for dealing with all aspects of raising children.......I do not know what I would do without these books! I refer to them all the time! Betsy is sensitive to the emotional needs of children, yet she has realistic expectations for manners and discipline. The perfect combination!

You're Not the Boss of Me is a terrific, no-nonsense, current parenting resource whose time has come. This book is the kind of book that can be read as issues arise. I love that. The book is laid out beautifully and is very easy to navigate. As the author tells us, it is chock full of great information that can be a bit overwhelming to read at one sitting, so using the book as a reference manual is where it is at its best. The book covers parenting topics (geared to 4-12 year olds)including: communication, independence, discipline, boredom, honesty, spoiling, and sense of humor, just to name a few. Some of my favorites pieces of wisdom and I'm paraphrasing here: p2. If you think your child does not hear you, think again. p.73 Praise as a technique p.94 Address the behavior NOT the child. p.96 Parents need privacy, too (the whole idea that by a parent demanding privacy themselves, they set a great example for their kids. We forget that sometimes!) P.99 Gossip about your child's good behavior P 145. Leave Your Child Alone This was my absolutely favorite section of the book - a can't miss! I could go on and on! The two appendices at the back of the book are full of little gems, too: Fifty-Two Cures of Affluenza and 100 Ways to Say "Good Job." This book is a resource that very parent will come to depend on. I anticipate many frayed pages from over-use. A terrific gift for new parents.

I love this book! Betsy gives such great advice that is so useful and very insightful! Everything she says is very logical and I find it easy to translate into my family's every day life. Keep on writing Betsy!

This book is fantastic and offers very clear and helpful answers to problems that I deal with on a daily basis. All parents should read!! (especially the parents of the kid having a tantrum next door)

I absolutely love this book and have been awaiting the release - well, I have not been disappointed! Betsy's advice in this book is consistent and right-on, as was her guidance from her first book. It's such a pleasure to have books that speak to the current challenges of parenting and give no-nonsense, straight forward advice as well as specific scenarios and scripts. Not only have I continually used her previous book for my personal parenting challenges, but repeatedly recommend it to my clients as well. The same is absolutely true of "You're Not the Boss..." I immediately flipped to the chapter of my current challenge and will at some point devour every page. Once again, I will be using this book for my own guidance and professionally as well. Thank you Betsy - this is just what we all need. I await the next child development stage... Dr. E.M. Rivera, Psychologist & mother of two.