'Can I? Can I? Can I? . . . How about now?'
'But Dad said . . . '
'I'll stay sad until Mom gives me what I want.'
If your child continually manipulates you and others in order to get what he wants, this insightful and practical guide is the book you've been waiting for. Written by a veteran family psychologist, it indentifies the specific ways kids manipulate others and explains how to disarm each one - and prevent it from happening again.
Written in an easy - to - understand style and offering examples that will be all too familiar, this book covers seventeen common manipulations in all, including:
Emotional Blackmail - Punishment - Shutting Down - Irrational Logic - Negotiation - Confrontation and Protest - Steamrolling - Divide and Conquer - Creating Leverage - Surprise Attack - Playing the Victim
Whether your child is a preschooler or preteen, this important new technique will arm you to help your child stop pushing your buttons and start relating to others based on mutual respect and healthy boundaries, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of strong relationships . . . and restoring harmony to your home today.
