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  • Of Quality and Quantity , excerpt from Back to the Family
    “It does little good to average five hours a day with Felicity, if three-and-a-half hours are mutually irritating.”
  • The Personality of a Parent, excerpt from Back to the Family "Many parents wonder if they even have the personality or makeup to be a competent parent."
  • Guilty Upon Request, excerpt from You’re a Better Parent Than You Think! "Mom and Dad, we come to you fully expecting that our request won't be granted because you deny us most things anyway."
  • Laughing in the Face of Discipline , excerpt from Discipline That Lasts a Lifetime “Send her to her room, and she dances. Make her do an extra chore, and she plays house. Take away some TV, and she colors a great picture. I mean, the kid is just incorrigible.”
  • Face the World, Kid! , excerpt from Good Discipline, Great Teens “The opposite of innocence is not maturity; it is worldliness. ”
  • Friends of a Feather , excerpt from Good Discipline, Great Teens “Or you, your son and Freeman can be a social threesome to events. This will excite your son, I’m sure.”


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