Help--My Kid Is Driving Me Crazy: The 17 Ways Kids Manipulate Their Parents, and What You Can Do About It

A family psychologist offers parents clear and simple techniques for disarming the strategies kids use to manipulate them.

Every parent knows that children quickly learn how to push their buttons. Now, this invaluable and insightful book, written by a prominent clinical psychologist, identifies the specific ways kids manipulate their parents?and how to stop each tactic. These uncannily sophisticated and undermining strategies include:

? Emotional blackmail
? Shutting down
? Negotiation
? Protest
? Playing the victim
? Dividing the parents

Filled with informative and practical advice, this insightful guide is designed to help parents restore harmony, discipline, and healthy relationships?and put an end to selfish, manipulative behavior for good.

Author: David Swanson
Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 8.22h x 5.50w x 0.63d
ISBN: 9780399535260

About the Author
David Swanson is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in California. He treats children, teens, and families suffering from anxiety, depression, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other disorders, as well as oppositional and defiant behavior, social problems, and the parent-child relationship.