I'll Be the Parent, You Be the Child: Encourage Excellence, Set Limits, and Lighten Up

by Paul Kropp

With myriad parenting books available today, it's no wonder parents are confused by the range of opinions and quick fixes these books offer. I'll Be the Parent, You Be the Child leaves theories behind and gives parents of school-age children practical approaches for handling fundamental child-rearing issues. Out of a welter of parenting fads and on-going cultural upheavals, Paul Kropp answers parents' number-one question, "What is the right...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555613233
• ISBN13: 9781555613235
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

My affirmation made easy!

This book is so wonderful and has really helped me. I often forget to remember that I am the parent and my child is the child. How often do we find ourselves engaging is "childish" behavior with our children!? I didn't really read this book all that closely, but I find it really helpful to just leave it out on the coffee table as a silent, albiet wordy, reminder: I am the parent and you (well, my child) is the child.