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Do you wish there was a way to raise well-behaved children without punishment? Are you afraid the only alternative is being overly indulgent? With Positive Discipline, an encouragement model based on both kindness and firmness, you don’t have to choose between these two extremes. Using these...

Parents and kids pitted against one another, opposing forces pulling in different directions - both determined to win! Every family experiences power struggles, but these daily tugs of war are not inevitable. In Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka presents real strategies...

Power struggles between parents and teens are nothing new, but chronic control battles are destructive to teen development as well as the entire family. According to psychotherapist Neil Brown, these battles occur as the result of self-perpetuating negative relationship patterns.

Every teenager, and adult, needs to find his or her own sense of independence and personal power. Teenagers are actively involved in this search for identity and empowerment. This audio offers expert advice on how to avoid a negative power struggle and help your teen achieve a sense of self. You’ll find out what parents of teens worldwide all have in common, like how to deal with a rebel, getting good grades, and avoiding the pitfalls of drugs and alcohol.