Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm and Collected - Softcover

Stiffelman, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1849839182 ISBN 13: 9781849839181

Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK, 2012

Synopsis

Every parent knows the unrelenting fervour of a four-year-old's tantrum, an eight-year-old's insistence on talking back, or a moody pre-teen's newfound hobby of brooding in anger. And every parent has asked the simple question: how can I avoid meltdowns and create more peace at home?

While most parenting strategies are designed to coerce your kids to change, Parenting Without Power Struggles does something innovative, and focuses on where parents actually have real control: within themselves. When parents learn to keep their cool and parent from a strong and durable connection, they become able to help their children navigate the challenging moments of growing up.

Family therapist Susan Stiffelman has shown thousands of parents how to be the 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 clear insights to motivate kids to cooperate and connect, making Parenting Without PowerStruggles an extraordinary guidebook for transforming your day-to-day parenting life.

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Review

"A must-read for every parent and grandparent. An exceptional book I will refer to often for assistance in helping all the families we serve."
Maria D'Angelo, founder, Children's Lifesaving Foundation

"One of the most user-friendly, practical and engaging guides to parenting I've ever come across."
Janet Bray Attwood, co-author of the NY Times bestseller The Passion Test

"Susan's work is brilliant. If you buy just one parenting book this year, make it this one!"
Thom Hartmann, author of Healing ADD

"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

"Conversational and practical... Stiffelman's engaging work gives parents tools to navigate confidently in both calm and stormy family seas." --"Publishers Weekly"

About the Author

Susan Stiffelman is a licensed psychotherapist and marriage/family therapist in Malibu, California. She holds a BA in developmental psychology and an MA in clinical psychology. Through her presence as AOL's parenting expert (AdviceMama), her private work with adults, couples, teens and children, her frequent public presentations, her phone coaching, articles, interviews and active website (www.parentingwithoutpowerstruggles.com), Susan has become a source of advice and support for hundreds of thousands of parents longing to raise joyful and resilient kids in a fast-paced world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1849839182
• ISBN 13: 9781849839181
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320