Mommy and Daddy Are Always Supposed to Say Yes ... Aren't They?
This is one book that could change your life. This unique children's story and the parents' guide teach a strong, respectful approach that is neither too permissive nor too controlling. Preschoolers will thrive with this kind of direction from the adults in their lives and everyone will be the happier for it. --Alan Greene, MD, FAAP;Pediatrician; Clinical Faculty, Stanford University School of Medicine;founder, drgreene.comFor years, Dr. Annye Rothenberg has been a wise and treasured resource in our San Francisco Peninsula region to the many families she has counseled as well as to the guidance professionals whom she mentors. Dr. Rothenberg effectively demystifies the art of setting healthy limits for preschoolers. By beginning with a delightful and colorfully illustrated story for preschoolers, she finds a clever and lighthearted way to guide children to the realization of why they can't always have their way. Dr. Rothenberg's Parents' Guide furnishes the essential foundation so that parents can learn to practice reasonable limit-setting that enables children to become the competent, lovable, and responsible beings that we want them to be. This is a marvelous book that I highly recommend. I am delighted that her wisdom and experience will now be shared with a broader audience. --Mary Ann Carmack, MD, PhD; Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Palo Alto (CA) Medical ClinicDr. Rothenberg says in the parents' guide of Mommy and Daddy Are Always Supposed to Say Yes ... Aren't They? that "parents want their children to feel respected and important. So it's hard to know where to draw the line." This delightful children's book clearly illustrates, from a child's perspective, why a parent saying no is sometimes the quickest way to true self-esteem. In the course of a day, young Alex learns that being "in charge" means making hard decisions, and that sometimes his "wants" are not really the best things for him and his family. The handy parents' guide following the story -- full of easy-to-read useful information and short case studies -- underscores the simple but important message: Mommy and Daddy aren't always supposed to say yes. --Peggy Spear; Editor, Bay Area Parent magazine