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Doug Peine is a lawyer practicing criminal and civil appeals in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has published several articles in legal publications. He and his wife, Christine Scotillo, and their son, Nicholas, live in St. Paul.
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What is the logic, if any, of a lawyer writing a parenting
book?
I was in line at the checkout at Kmart when I had one of those sudden
flashes of insight, one of those moments we see connections between things we'd
never noticed before. I had spent most of that afternoon trying unsuccessfully
to help an estranged couple resolve their disputes so that they could avoid the
trauma and expense of a divorce trial. Now, in Kmart, I watched as the toddler
in a cart ahead of me absolutely refused to put back the candy bar she had
grabbed from a box by the checkout. There in that child's body language, tone of
voice, and insistence upon irrationality did I see the very same patterns played
out in my conference room that afternoon. And so it dawned on me: It's Not That
Complicated.
Do you honestly believe good
parenting is "not that complicated"?
I absolutely believe it. And the supporting evidence is abundant. Think, for
example, of the times you yourself have been held hostage to one of those
public, pitched battles between parent and child. Do you see an endless variety
of parental mistakes? Or the same one or two over and over? And why is it that
unsophisticated parents who take the job seriously have...
John Friel, Ph.D. and Linda Friel, M.A are psychologists in private practice in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Dr. Friel earned his B.A. in psychology from the University of San Francisco in 1969, and his Ph.D. in psychology from ...
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It's Not That Complicated
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The Seven Worst Things Parents Do
by John & Linda Friel
Elizabeth Rapoport was the editor of Rosalind Wiseman's Queen Bees & Wannabes. A full-time editor, writer, and life coach, she lives in White Plains, New York, with her husband and their two teenagers. (more)
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It's Not That Complicated
Try:
Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads
by Elizabeth Rapoport
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