"Because I said so!"

By Lauri Berkenkamp

Subjects: Family & Relationships, Communication in families, Communication, Families, Parenting, Interpersonal conflict, Nonfiction, Interpersonal conflict in adolescence, Parent and teenager, Family, Interpersonal relations, Family life education, Interpersonal conflict in children, Communication in the family, Parent and child

Description: For parents everywhere whose kids complain about helping around the house, stall over homework, and bicker with one other, help is at hand. With compassion and humor, this book takes on the most common points of kid-induced friction—those altercations and annoying behaviors that drive parents most nuts—and offers quick, practical how-to advice for how to handle them. It explains to parents how to navigate everyday challenges, from helping kids learn responsibility for their possessions to getting them to stop tattling, whining, and using disrespectful language. Complete with solutions, helpful hints, and interesting bits of information, this indispensable guide offers exasperated parents the emotional support and reassurance they need to reduce friction and increase communication in the household.