The Big Book of Parenting Solutions: 101 Answers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries 101 Answers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries

In this down-to-earth guide, parenting expert and "Today" show contributor Borba offers advice for dealing with children's difficult behavior and hot-button issues including biting, temper tantrums, cheating, bad friends, inappropriate clothing, drugs, peer pressure, and more.

In this completely new and different book, based primarily on her TODAY SHOW appearances, NBC iVillage column and blog, and Parenting Magazine Survey, Michele Borba offers specific, easy to use advice for the most important problems parents face with kids from toddlers to tweens. Each of 101 entries is designed with clear questions, and specific step-by-step solutions, in stages per ages, including: * Early behaviors like thumb sucking, tantrums, biting, demanding, won't listen, selfish, can't sleep, bathroom battles, picky eating, continuing to... * Later behaviors like inappropriate dressing, cheating and stealing, lying, intolerance, bullying, materialism, poor sportsmanship, bad friends, and going on to... * Sex, drinking and drugs, steroids, obesity, anxiety, depression, cell phone, use, internet safety, video game addiction, money, homework, and more. The biggest and best parenting book we've ever produced, by the most visible parenting expert in the country.

Note to the Reader. Acknowledgments. Introduction: From June Cleaver to Desperate Housewives-How Did We Get Ourselves into This Mess?. The Parents Magazine "Joys of Motherhood Survey": What Mothers Really Feel and Their Advice to Help Us Raise the Next Generation. 101 Tough Problems Parents Face and How to Deal with Them. Part 1: Family. Adopted. Divorce. Middle Child. New Baby. Oldest Child. Only Child. Sibling Rivalry. Twins and Multiples. Youngest Child. Part 2: Behavior. Argues. Back Talk. Biting. Bossy. Brags. Defiant. Demanding. Hooked on Rewards. Impulsive. Indecisive. Swears. Tantrums. Time-Out. Whining. Wont Listen. Yelling. Part 3: Character. Bad Manners. Cheats. Insensitive. Intolerant. Lying. Materialistic. Not Knowing Right from Wrong. Poor Sport. Selfish and Spoiled. Steals. Ungrateful. Part 4: Emotions. Angry. Dependent. Fearful. Grief. Homesick. Perfectionist. Pessimistic. Sensitive. Shy. Separation Anxiety. Stressed. Worried About the World. Part 5: Social Scene. Bad Friends. Bullied. Bullying. Cliques. Clothes and Appearance. Crushes. Disciplining Other Kids. Drinking. Friendship Breakups. Growing Up Too Fast. Peer Pressure. Rejected. Role Models. Sex. Sharing. Steroids. Tattles. Teased. Part 6: School. Day Care. Gives Up. Homework. Leadership. Procrastinates. Organized Sports. Reading. Sick Enough to Stay Home. Teacher Conference. Test Anxiety. Part 7: Special Needs. Attention Deficit. Autism Spectrum Disorder. Depressed. Eating Disorders. Gifted. Learning Disabilities. Overweight. Part 8: Day to Day. Bathroom Battles. Boredom. Chores. Communicating. Disorganized. Money. Moving. Overscheduled. Pets. Picky Eater. Safety. Sleepless. Traveling. Part 9: Electronics. Cell Phone. Cyberbullying. Internet Safety. TV Addiction. Video Games. Notes. About the Author. Index.