Parenting Without Power Struggles: Raising Joyful, Resilient Kids While Staying Cool, Calm and Connected »

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.

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

Introduction xiii

Chapter 1 How to Be the Captain of the Ship Through Calm and Stormy Seas 1

Chapter 2 Attachment and Connection 27

Chapter 3 How to Help Your Children Have Healthy Relationships with the Members of Their Village 45

Chapter 4 How to Have an Unshakable Connection with Your Kids 57

Chapter 5 Helping Children Deal with Frustration 71

Chapter 6 Handling Resistance, Anger, Whining, Meltdowns, and Aggression 87

Chapter 7 How to Get Kids to Cooperate 109

Chapter 8 Celebrate the Child You've Got 127

Chapter 9 Every Kid's Genius 141

Chapter 10 Helping Children and Teens Avoid Depression and Anxiety 161

Chapter 11 Being Present and Mindful, and Unwinding Without Electricity 179

Chapter 12 Launching Children Towards a Life of True Happiness 193

Chapter 13 Empowering Kids to Create Their Very Best Lives 197

Chapter 14 Live Like Your Children are watching-Because They Are 211

Checklists for Parents 219

Spcial Bonus Offer 237