Mommy and Daddy Are Always Supposed to Say Yes … Aren’t They? is a wonderful book for preschoolers and their parents, with a powerful message that will leave parents, pediatricians, and preschool teachers cheering.

Dr. Annye Rothenberg is a child/parent psychologist with 20 years of experience with  typical preschoolers and their parents. She knows parents are eager to raise happy children with high self-esteem. But in this two-section book – one for preschoolers and one for parents – she shows why and how parents are getting off track … and often raising children with too much indulgence. As a mother herself, she knows parents don’t want to raise self-centered, disrespectful, and angry children. In this book, she guides parents  in practical ways that make good sense so they and their children can be confident, empathetic, and content.

The children’s story will delight preschoolers and teaches them just what parents want them to learn – why parents can’t give in just because preschoolers want them to – and does it in a story beautifully and colorfully illustrated with warmth and humor by the talented artist Marion Eldridge.

The parents’ section is insightful, clear, and wise, with lots of “take-aways” that parents can immediately use to help children feel good about themselves but not become over controlling. It teaches how preschoolers think, and what are reasonable rules to have. Parents will learn how to work out parenting differences with their spouses. They’ll also discover if their child is learning what they want them to about behavior, and if not, what to do about it. Parents will love having the confusing and conflicting parenting theories woven together into something concise and clear. Many examples showing other families’ experiences will ring true, and the summary at the end will be a wonderful refresher to use in the future.

This book will also be of great value to pediatricians, preschool teachers, parent educators, mental health professionals, and others who guide children and families, and, of course, to grandparents.

Mommy and Daddy Are Always Supposed to Say Yes … Aren’t They?
by B. Annye Rothenberg, Ph.D., Child/Parent Psychologist

Illustrated by Marion Eldridge

Published by Perfecting Parenting Press

First edition, 40 pages, full color illustrations, 8”x10” quality paperback.

Retail Price $9.95.

ISBN 978-0-9790420-0-3

LC 2006039002

Publication date: April 2007

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