Difficult Child Behavior

The popular, powerful guide to help parents regain control over a defiant child or teenager Occasional clashes between parents and children are not uncommon, but when defiant behavior-including tantrums, resistance to chores, and negativity-becomes chronic, it causes big problems within the...

Have you ever opened your mouth to discipline your child, and your parents' nastiest words tumble out? In an era when most parenting books focus on the child, this book supports parents in dealing more positively with themselves, as well as their toddler-to-school-age children, offering specific tools to stop policing and pleading with kids and start being the parents we want to be. Based on Dr. Bailey's more than 25 years of work with children, this book explains that how we discipline ourselves is ultimately how we discipline our children.

Being a parent is one of the most rewarding experiences in life, but every family faces challenges that can be frustrating and overwhelming. For more than 25 years, internationally renowned clinical psychologist Thomas W. Phelan's 1-2-3 Magic has helped millions of parents, teachers, and caregivers raise independent, emotionally intelligent children and build happier, healthier families - all through an easy to understand program that you'll swear "works like magic".

Why Boys Don’t Listen to Their Mothers reveals eye-opening principles and techniques designed to train adults on the best ways to manage, guide, and treat boys with behavioral problems. It does not disappoint as the content is filled with step-by-step instructions, stories, examples, and scenarios to help you get the results you’ve been searching for.

A simple, fail-proof road map for parents raising even the most challenging children—including those with ADHD, autism, sensory processing challenges, or big emotions—from the founder of the life-changing Calm the Chaos methodology and the popular parenting blog Lemon Lime Adventures...

Breaking the Cycle: Practical Crisis Management Skills for Parents and Caregivers by Samuel Alden Do behavioral crises, emotional meltdowns, and escalating conflicts leave you feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or unsure what to do next? Many parents and caregivers struggle to manage challenging behaviors without constant power struggles, emotional burnout, or repeated cycles of crisis. When emotions run high, it can feel impossible to stay calm and regain control of the situation. In Breaking the Cycle: Practical Crisis Management Skills for Parents and Caregivers, Samuel Alden provides clear...

This book is for you if you love your parents, grandparents, or other elderly people and genuinely want to help and care for them, but find yourself struggling with challenges such as: Your efforts to help them are not appreciated. They constantly complain or display a pessimistic attitude. They appear inflexible, stubborn, and unwilling to change. They struggle to learn even the basics of digital equipment. They fail to understand your point of view. They ignore health precautions prescribed by doctors. They engage in risky activities that could endanger their health. They sometimes treat ...

Are you exhausted from constant tantrums, defiance, or full-on meltdowns—wondering if anything will ever work? You're not alone. Many parents are silently drowning in guilt, confusion, and fear that they’ve somehow failed their child. Especially when traditional discipline methods backfire, and advice from professionals only leads to more frustration—or worse, pushes you toward medication as a first resort. This book offers a way out. A real one. Discipline Systems That Work for Out-of-Control Kids is a no-nonsense, deeply practical guide for parents, guardians, and caregivers who are...

Parenting is hard, especially when your child’s behavior feels confusing, overwhelming, or emotionally exhausting. In A.I.M for SucceSSful Parenting, award-winning behavioral specialist and author Christian R. Brown shares a compassionate, real-world framework to help parents understand what’s truly driving their child’s behavior and how to create lasting emotional change. At the heart of this approach is Christian’s award-recognized A.I.M. Model (Action, Intention, Motivation), developed through years of frontline work with families and complex behavioral environments. The A.I.M. ...

Why Parenting Feels So Hard Today-- Raising teens has never been easy. But in today’s world, parents face challenges that previous generations never imagined: Technology battles: phones, gaming, and endless online distractions. Peer influence: stronger than ever through social media. Increased stress: academic pressure, family changes, or even mental health struggles. Changing respect for authority: many parents report feeling disrespected and ignored, even when they’re doing their best.On top of that, strong-willed teens have a knack for pushing every button. They thrive on attention ...

Do you sometimes secretly, with guilt, admit a painful truth: that you don’t always like your kid? Do you miss days when you had a happy, healthy relationship… when she wasn’t a pain, didn’t argue with you all the time – and was fun to be around? Do you feel helpless as this goes from bad to worse? Well, the best gift you can give this kid this holiday season is start now and greatly improve relations. Here’s a compelling reason: “Bad marriages start in childhood; with impaired parent-child relationships; with parents who are emotionally unavailable to their kids. For girls, ...