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Apersonalcodeforbringinguphappy,confidentchildren RichardTemplarPrenticeHall7January200810.99 TheinternationallybestsellingauthoroftheRulesorWork,RulesofLifeandRulesof Wealthisback.Inhisquirky,witty,oftenirreverent,butalwayspertinentway,thistime hessharinghisRulesofParenting;amanualforparentstouserightupuntiltheirkidshave grownupandflownthenest. AswithallofthebooksintheRulesseriestheserulesarenotarevelation.Templarhasnt comedownamountaintorevealthegreatmysteriesoflife.InsteadhisRulesaresimple, evencommonsense,principlesandbehavioursthatwillsmooththepathalongthe sometimesrockyroadofparenting.Youmayhaveheardsomeofthembefore,youmay disagreewithsomeofthem.Butyouwillbeabletoactonallofthemstraightaway. Heresasampleruletogiveyouataster*:
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Rule8:Youreallowedtohidefromyourkids Rule7saysthatyourkidsareallowedtodriveyoumad,itfollowsthatyouhavetobeallowedtodo somethingaboutit.Personally,Iminfavourofrunningawayandhiding.No,seriously,Ivebeen knowntonipintothenearestcupboardandholdmybreathuntiltheyvelefttheroom. Youknowthefeeling.Youcanhearthemgettingcloserandcloser,saying:ImtellingonYOU! No,Imtellingonyou!Youjustknowthatyouretheonetheyreplanningtotellandyouhaveno ideawhodidwhattowhomorwhetheritwasjustified.WhatistheRulesparentsupposedtodo? Well,theanswerisobvioustome:youhide.Anddoyouknowwhat?Whentheycantfindyou,they almostalwayssortitoutforthemselves. Lotsofparentingbookswilltellyouaboutusingtimeoutwhenyourkidsmisbehave.Youknow, yousendthemtotheirroom,ortothenaughtystep1,untiltheyhavecalmeddown.Itcanworkvery well,butwhyshouldthekidsgetallthefun?Youhavetobeallowedtimeouttoo.Whenyouneed tocalmdown,youcanawardittoyourselfincludinghiding. Ihaveafriendwhotoldmemanyyearsago,shortlybeforemyfirstchildwasbornthattherewere timeshavingababylefthersoexhaustedandfrustratedshejustwantedtolashout.Theprospectof thisratherworriedme,andIaskedherwhatshedidaboutit.Shetoldmethattherewasonlyone solution.Sheputthebabydowninthemiddleofthefloor,whereitcouldcometonoharm,andthen wentfarenoughawaythatshecouldnthearityell,untilshehadregainedhercomposure. Whyisitthatsomanyofusfeelweshouldntdothat,evenwhenwevereachedbreakingpoint?We

feelwerefailinginsomewayasparents,butactuallyweretakingthemostlogicalsolutionthereis. Well,Rulesparentsunderstandthatwereallhuman,andweallneedtorunawayandhide sometimes.Thatwaywecandoafarbetterjobwhenwereturnrefreshed.


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Italwaysseemsunfairtosingleoutoneparticularstep.Howcanonestepbesomuchmorebadlybehavedthanalltheothers?

Thereare100Rulesinthebooksplitintothefollowingsections: 1. RulesforStayingSane 2. AttitudeRules 3. EverydayRules 4. DisciplineRules 5. PersonalityRules 6. SiblingRules 7. SchoolRules 8. TeenageRules 9. CrisisRules 10. GrownupRules Theyarewrittentohelpparentsgetmoregetmoreoutofbeingaparent,andchildrento learntoenjoylife,respectothers,bedecentandthoughtful,andtostandupforwhatthey believein. AbouttheAuthor RichardTemplarhaswrittenmanybooksthathavebeensuccessful.ThenhisRulesof seriestookhimintotherealmsofaninternationallyrenownedandbestsellingauthorwitha loyalfollowing(whichheratherlikesbutistryingtokeephisfeetonthegroundasnobody likesadiva). Averyprivateperson(whodoesntgiveinterviews)hisRuleshavebeendevelopedoverthe yearsbywatchingwhatsuccessfulpeopledoandboilingtheirbehavioursdownintothese simple,oftencommonsense,rulesformanydifferentsituationsinlife. ENDS TorequestareviewcopyordiscussfeaturearticlesorextractscontactElieBall T:07803392710E:elie.ball@pearson.com

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