You Can't Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded), Revised and Updated Edition

Strategies for Bringing Out the Best in Your Strong-Willed Child

By: Cynthia Tobias

Narrated by: Cynthia Tobias

Length: 3 hrs and 33 mins

Publisher's summary

Turn conflict into cooperation....

Many parents suspect their strong-willed child is deliberately trying to drive them crazy. Difficult to discipline and seemingly impossible to motivate, these children present unique, exhausting, and often-frustrating challenges to the those who love them.

But strong will is not a negative trait. These same children have firm convictions, high spirits, a sense of adventure - all the makings of a great adult. In this book you'll discover how to channel that passion and determination in positive ways as you build a healthy relationship. Through insights gained from strong-willed people of all ages, you'll...

• Better understand how their minds really work.
• Discover positive ways to motivate your strong-willed child.
• Learn how to share control without compromising parental authority.
• Apply key tactics to survive a meltdown.
• Get practical tips for parents who disagree, blended families, and single parents.

Packed with immediately useful strategies to drastically reduce the level of tension in the home (or in the classroom), You Can't Make Me shows how you can start today to build a stronger, more positive relationship with your strong-willed child.

Includes...

• Top Ten Tips for Bringing Out the Best in a Strong-Willed Child of Any Age
• A Strong-Willed Child Emergency Kit

©2012 Cynthia Tobias (P)2012 Random House Audio

Critic reviews

"I love the practical strategies and valuable insights from the hearts and lives of strong-willed kids—including Cynthia herself! You'll definitely want to make this book part of your parenting library." (Dr. Kevin Leman, New York Times best-selling author of Have a New Kid by Friday)

"In You Can't Make Me, Cynthia Tobias provides help and hope for all of us with a strong-willed child of any age. Her extremely practical and time-tested tips will show you how to provide the strong-willed child love balanced with limits, relationship balanced with rules, coaching balanced with cheerleading, and discipleship balanced with discipline. This book will be worth its weight in gold to you and your strong-willed child." (Walt Larimore, MD, best-selling author of God's Design for the Highly Healthy Teen and Why A.D.H.D. Doesn't Mean Disaster)

"Parenting was never designed to be easy, and parenting a strong-willed child can be daunting. Cynthia Tobias has written a book designed to encourage parents to celebrate their children - yes, even if they are strong willed! I love how she has provided tried and true strategies that will bring out the best in our children. Her inclusion of stories from parents who are "in the trenches" serves to remind us that successful parenting is possible for all of us. I love Cynthia's wisdom, but her heart for children made me love this book!" (Janet Parshall, nationally syndicated talk-show host)

Lots of Ah-ha moments!

When reading/listening to this book you will be surprised at what just a little rewording of a question can have a different outcome to the answer.

A great guide for working with strong will

I appreciate the personal examples, stories and positive messages in the book. Cynthia Tobias does a beautiful job at articulating meaningful strategies for loving and loving with strong-willed children.

Outstanding!

This book is fantastic and so necessary for parents of a swc. So glad for Cynthia's obedience to God in sharing her wisdom and knowledge. Thank you so much.

Nice Try

I adore this book, I am not a strong willed person, but this describes my kid perfectly. I understand him so much better now. I also understand my father now!
This author is a great story teller and is able to put you right in the shoes of your kid. I highly recommend this read to every parent.
Humor is key to helping these kids along and simple words like "Nice Try" can defuse a situation that might just blow up otherwise.

Give it a try!

It will change your life!

It will not only change your life but change your relationship with your SWC, give you hope and direction.
Cynthia's voice and mannerisms are calming and easy to listen. I throughly enjoyed it.

I bought the book as well to write notes and refer back.

Best Resource for Difficult Children

This is the best resource I have found on helping Educators and Parents, be more positive and kind, yet firm, with A Strong-Willed Child. I have read about 20 books on ADHD, Love And Logic, Strong Willed Parenting, and How to listen so kids will talk, and Talk So Kids will listen. They are all good resources. However, this is the best one I have found yet.

Soothing

Cynthias voice is so soothing both in tone and pace that I think it helped give me hope that what she was saying can truly help

Sound advice and insight once you filter out the Christianity.

The mindset and techniques worked almost immediately. I could have done without the preaching, but it didn't negate the primary message.

Great advice

My wife and I really appreciated this book with our first child. Strong will's make strong children

Swc is malarkey!!!????

No it’s not. This is the first time someone has fully explained the psychology behind SWC. Being an SWC I totally related, and understood myself better.

Now I can help others to understand me. This also helps me to see other SWC......like my daughters.

Thanks Cynthia for this book!!!!!!!!!😀😀😀👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏