Threats, Lies, and Bribes: Parenting for the New Millennium

"It was bedtime, and our four-year-old son, Master M., was imploding. This was a seriously exhausted kid who was serious about not going to bed. Every move was ratcheting up the level of chaos—curtains were coming down, toys were sailing through the air, Cookie Monster at his most annoying was channeled. My husband, Dan, and I were losing it. We had tried firm statements like, 'We know you’re having fun and it’s hard to go to bed. But now it’s bedtime.' In a moment of sheer desperation...'”