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Acknowledgments. <p><b>PART ONE:</b> <b>Confronting the Crisis.</b></p> <p>Exposing the Big Brat Factor.</p> <p>What’s the Difference Between Attitude and Behavior?</p> <p>We’ve Got a Big Problem.</p> <p>Where Is This Coming From?</p> <p>The Bad Attitude Intelligence Test.</p> <p>Preventing the Worst-Case Scenario: Why You Better Start Changing Bad Attitudes Today.</p> <p>Bad Attitude Emergencies: Immediate Intervention Needed.</p> <p>The Seven Worst Mistakes in Trying to Change Bad Attitudes.</p> <p>Bad Attitude Antidotes and Replacements.</p> <p>Facing Our Own Hidden Demons.</p> <p>How Do People See You?</p> <p>Your Own Attitude Makeover.</p> <p>How to Use This Book.</p> <p>Final Thoughts Before the Big Attitude Makeover.</p> <p><b>PART TWO:</b> <b>Twenty-Four Attitude Makeovers.</b></p> <p>1 Arrogant.</p> <p>2 Bad-Mannered.</p> <p>3 Bad-Tempered.</p> <p>4 Cheats.</p> <p>5 Cruel.</p> <p>6 Demanding.</p> <p>7 Domineering.</p> <p>8 Fresh.</p> <p>9 Greedy.</p> <p>10 Impatient.</p> <p>11 Insensitive.</p> <p>12 Irresponsible.</p> <p>13 Jealous.</p> <p>14 Judgmental.</p> <p>15 Lazy.</p> <p>16 Manipulative.</p> <p>17 Narrow-Minded.</p> <p>18 Noncompliant.</p> <p>19 Pessimistic.</p> <p>20 Poor Loser.</p> <p>21 Selfish.</p> <p>22 Uncooperative.</p> <p>23 Ungrateful.</p> <p>24 Unhelpful.</p> <p><b>PART THREE:</b> <b>Beyond the Crisis.</b></p> <p>References.</p> <p>About the Author.</p>

Michele Borba, Ed.D. – internationally renowned consultant and educator – is the recipient of the National Educator Award and the author of No More Misbehavin’, Parents Do Make a Difference, and Building Moral Intelligence, all from Jossey-Bass. She is a frequent guest expert on television and radio talk shows, including the Today show, The View, Fox & Friends, and Canada A.M. She is an honorary advisory board member for Parents Magazine. You can find her on the Web at www.MicheleBorba.com or www.moralintelligence.com.

Does Your Child Have Attitude? <ul> <li>Does your kid never take no for an answer and demand things go his way?</li> <li>Do her theatrics leave you drained at the end of the day?</li> <li>Are you resorting to bribes and threats to get your kid to do chores?</li> <li>Does he cheat, complain, or blame others for his problems?</li> <li>Do you feel you’re running a hotel instead of a home?</li> <li>Are you starting to feel like your child’s personal ATM machine?</li> </ul> <p>What happened? You thought you were doing the best for your child and didn’t set out to raise a selfish, insensitive, spoiled kid. In her newest book, Don’t Give Me That Attitude! parenting expert Michele Borba offers you an effective, practical, and hands-on approach to help you work with your child to fix that very annoying but widespread youthful characteristic, attitude. If you have a child who is arrogant, bad-mannered, bad-tempered, a cheat, cruel, demanding, domineering, fresh, greedy, impatient, insensitive, irresponsible, jealous, judgmental, lazy, manipulative, narrow-minded, noncompliant, pessimistic, a poor loser, selfish, uncooperative, ungrateful, or unhelpful, this is the book for you!</p>

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