Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles, Mary Sheedy Kurcinka
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Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles

Author: Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Narrator: Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Abridged: 2 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 08/16/2005


Synopsis

 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 for getting to the root of the emotions and needs that can creates daily hassles. But power struggles aren't just about winning and losing. They provide rich opportunities for learning how to deal with strong emotions and for parents and children to solve problems together.Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles helps to unravel the mysteries of power struggles by recognizing that every child is unique and every discipline situation different. The author presents successful strategies for understanding emotions, managing intensity, and identifying triggers. In a new light, she views power struggles as an opportunity to teach you child essential life skills: such as how to calm themselves, to be assertive rather than aggressive, to solve problems, and to work cooperatively with you and others.Hard as it may seem in the heat of the battle, conflict really does present an opportunity to connect with your child! 

About Mary Sheedy Kurcinka

Dr. Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, EdD, is a bestselling author and internationally recognized lecturer and parent educator. Her books Raising Your Spirited Child; Raising Your Spirited Baby; Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook; Kids, Parents and Power Struggles; and Sleepless in America have been translated into more than twenty languages. A former director of one of Minnesota’s largest Early Childhood Family Education programs, Mary is the founder of the Spirited Child and Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles workshops. She resides in Bozeman, Montana, with her husband.


Reviews

Goodreads review by CM on February 06, 2019

I really enjoyed this parenting book. I have read quite a few parenting books and I find that many sound great and have great concepts, but you are left with no way to know how to apply them. They often sound too good to be true. This book has a lot of specific examples and things to do or say in ce......more

Goodreads review by Liz on April 05, 2023

One of the best parenting books I’ve read yet! Incredibly straightforward with tons of useful tips to put to practice right away. I especially enjoyed the chapters on temperament because as a parent you’re often told “different kids need different things” but I’ve yet to see it broken down as clearl......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on January 10, 2019

Easily one of the best parenting books I have read. Many of the examples (although not all) actually seem like events/conversations that truly happen, including some I have experienced. I love the idea of parenting with the end in mind. It is too easy to get caught up in the day-to-day with young ch......more

Goodreads review by David on April 11, 2012

Like almost all parenting books, it made its point in the first few chapters and then spent 200 more pages reiterating.......more

Goodreads review by Thadeus on August 29, 2010

This book was full of practical insight. One I most likely will return to again and again. Highly recommended.......more