Michele Borba EdD
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Borba, Michele.
Don't give me that attitude! : 24 rude, selfish, insensitive things kids do and how to stop them / Michele Borba.— 1st ed. p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-7879-7333-5 (alk.paper)
1. Attitude change in children. 2. Child rearing. I.Title.
BF723.A76B67 2004
2003022251
Printed in the United States of America FIRST EDITION
PB Printing 10 987654321
Contents
Acknowledgments xi
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