Imagine life without drama, meltdowns, and power struggles
From celebrity parents to everyday moms and pops, single parents to grandparents, most of us know what to do when our kids behave. But let's face it: family life can get downright crazy, and it's at those moments that we most need to keep our cool.
Family therapist Susan Stiffelman has shown thousands of parents how to be the cool, confident "Captain of the ship" in their children's lives. Based on her successful practice and packed with real-life stories, Susan shares proven strategies and crystal clear insights to motivate kids to cooperate and connect. Parenting without Power Struggles is an extraordinary guidebook for transforming your day-to-day parenting life.
You'll discover how to:
· Transform frustration and aggression into adaptation and cooperation
· Keep your cool when your kids push your buttons, talk back or refuse to "play nice"
· Nourish deep attachment with young and older kids
· Help your ADD'ish child survive and thrive, even if you’re ADD'ish yourself
· Inoculate your kids from negative thinking and peer pressure that lead to anger, anxiety, depression, or behavior issues
· Help children manage the emotional challenges of divorce
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"Susan Stiffelman, who has double standing to give parenting advice, as a professional therapist and the mother of an exceptional son, has hit the nail on the head twice over...her book is filled with practical, real-world ways to minimize the fights and maximize the love."--Kurt Andersen "novelist and host of public radio's Studio 360 "
"Susan Stiffelman shows parents how to create healthy, loving relationships with children while helping them develop the resilience and authenticity that will serve them throughout their lives. Parenting Without Power Struggles is one of the best parenting books I have ever read."--Arianna Huffington
"Susan shows parents how they can transform parenting into a spiritual practice....Yes, children produce adults, but, more important, Susan Stiffelman's unique book shows you how children can produce conscious adults."--Eckhart Tolle, author of The Power of Now
"Susan Stiffelman is full of heart and soul but firmly grounded in commonsense understanding."--John Gray, New York Times bestselling author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus
"With her clear, wise, soulful, and poetic writing, Susan Stiffelman shows us how both the blessings and challenges of the delicate child-parent relationship can be a hotbed for mutual growth, healing, and connection. With children determining the future of our planet, Susan lays the groundwork for us to usher this new generation toward a more healed, humane, and connected world, starting with our very own selves. I am so grateful to Susan for having written this powerful book."--Alanis Morissette, singer/songwriter and activist
"This book changed my life. I'm going to search high and low for this woman's number because I've learned so much."--Jessica Seinfeld, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Susan Stiffelman is an insightful writer who clearly knows what she's talking about, sharing much-needed wisdom and advice for the caring but often frustrated parent."--Marianne Williamson, bestselling author
"Full of wise insights and effective strategies, this book should be required reading for all parents."--Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., author of Giving the Love That Heals: A Guide for Parents
"If there was ever someone who could truly change the course of a family's life, it's Susan Stiffelman. Her effective methods are spelled out clearly in her wonderful book, making it easy to create a parent-child harmony at home."--Susan Avery, More magazine
Susan Stiffelman is a licensed psychotherapist, credentialed teacher, educational therapist, and parenting coach in Malibu, California. Her groundbreaking approach to parenting has changed the lives of countless families around the world.
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