You're not the boss of me: brat-proofing your four- to twelve-year-old child

"Did you hear me?" : how to talk to your kids

"Why is that girl crying?" : growing an empathetic child

"I can't do it myself; you do it!" : building independence in your child

"Where's my jacket?!" : teaching responsibility

"No, you go to your room!" : creating a respectful child

"I didn't do it" : instilling honesty in your child

"I'm bored" : building a self-reliant child

"Is this the only present I get?" : making a gratitude adjustment in your child

"Gimme, gimme, gimme!" : eliminating spoilage in your child

"Knock, knock. Who's there?" : bringing humor into your child's life

Appendix: Fifty-two cures for affluenza ; 100 ways to say "Good job!" ; The ethical will of a grandfather to his grandson.