Teenagers appear to be another species. And they show up with no manual (either "operating" or "service"). Because I Said So! provides that missing document.

This is not a "How-to" book as much as a guide to developing your familys own "how-tos." Each family has its own set of values, though we often share values that others hold. I have no interest in telling you what those values should be. I wish to share with you some of the guidelines I have discovered, observed, stumbled across, and learned the hard way during my work as a camp counselor, kindergarten teacher, teacher of...