Raising Kids with Love and Limits Book

1 Behold! The Power of Murle 9

Introducing One Tough Mother

2 First Things First 16

One Tough Mother Basics

3 Sit Down and Shut Up 30

Nonnegotiable #1: Be the Boss (without Apology!)

4 Diagnosis: Average 58

Nonnegotiable #2: Delight in Your Perfectly Ordinary Child

5 Analyze This 73

Nonnegotiable #3: Stop Tinkering with the Inane

6 Non, Nyet, Nada, Nein, Nulle 82

Nonnegotiable #4: Say No Like You Mean It

7 Scrapbooking: A Woman's Descent into Madness 101

Nonnegotiable #5: Get a Hobby Other Than Your Kid

8 Truly, Madly, Deeply 112

Nonnegotiable #6: Love Them Like Crazy

9 These Things I Know to Be True 128

Nonnegotiable #7: Remember It's All Worth It

10 Just Say It 147

Nonnegotiable #8: Leave Nothing Unspoken

11 My Kingdom for a Slingshot 158

Nonnegotiable #9: Face Your Giants

12 You're Only a Failure If You Quit, Like, Forever 180

Nonnegotiable #10: Never Give Up

Appendix: Maintaining and Accessorizing "The Package" 191

Notes 203

Acknowledgments 205