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by: Mary Sheedy Kurcinka See Larger Image Used Price: $0.52 Collectible Price: $23.00 Third Party New Price: $4.17 Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 649.1 EAN: 9780060182885 ISBN: 0060182881 Label: HarperCollins Manufacturer: HarperCollins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: February 01, 2000 Publisher: HarperCollins Release Date: January 05, 2000 Sales Rank: 779979 Studio: HarperCollins Accessories: Braun IRT 4020 ThermoScan Ear Thermometer Related Items: Raising Your Spirited Child Rev Ed: A Guide for Parents Whose Child Is More Intense, Sensitive, Perceptive, Persistent, and Energetic Parenting With Love And Logic (Updated and Expanded Edition) How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child : Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries Raising Your Spirited Child Workbook see more Editorial Review: Product Description: Does bedtime mean struggle time, with your child negotiating for 'just another ten minutes' every single night? Do most school mornings end with your child in tears or you bellowing as you race through breakfast in order to catch the bus? Do your children sit stone-faced in front of the TV, despite your repeated requests that they get up and do their chores? You don't have all day to negotiate--and after all, aren't you supposed to be the one in charge? 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 create daily hassles. But power struggles aren't just about winning or 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 you to unravel the mysteries of power struggles by offering insights into differences and normal growth patterns, recognizing that every child is unique and every discipline situation different. In a new light, Kurcinka views power struggles as an opportunity to teach your child essential life skills such as how to calm herself, to be assertive rather than aggressive, to solve problems, and to work cooperatively with you and others.INCLUDED ARE SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES FOR: Understanding emotionsManaging intensity Identifying triggers Hard as it may seem in the heat of battle, conflict really does present an opportunity to connect with your child. Amazon.com Review: Kids, parents, and power struggles--the inseparable triad of family life. What if you could avoid Machiavellian peacekeeping maneuverings and instead turn difficult situations with your child into jumping-off points to having a better and more productive relationship? Mary Sheedy Kurcinka's new book gives a concise, practical, and often humorous account of how to achieve this turnaround. Kurcinka doesn't promise miracle cures or overnight success, but by building on Daniel Goleman's groundbreaking work in Emotional Intelligence, she offers creative techniques for using power struggles as pathways to better understanding within any family. Drawing on her clinical experience with numerous real-life families, Kurcinka builds up an image of the parent as an 'emotion coach,' whose role is to build a strong, connected 'team' by understanding the players' strengths and weaknesses and showing by instruction and example how best to play the game. The techniques she outlines are useful for children of any age--in fact, the younger, the better--and are based on firm guidelines and mutual respect. In sections such as 'Bringing Down the Intensity,' 'Enforcing Your Standards,' and 'Teaching Life's Essential Skills,' Kurcinka addresses the causes of power struggles rather than just the symptoms, so that families can reduce the pain of repeated conflict. By the end of the book, any parent should feel confident in applying the principles. --Katherine Ferguson Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - every parent needs to read this This is an amazing book! It explains why our kids do and act the way they do and how our response as parents helps or hinders this. A must read! Rating: - The Go-To Mom's Pick of The Year This is one of the best parenting books that I have read in the last two years. Kurcinka is eloquent, moving and direct. If you are a parent and are looking for a high quality book, you should buy this now - It by far surpasses any parenting book on the market today. I am licensed child clinician and use this book as my text book when I teach my courses on positive discipline. Other books that you may find helpful are: How To Talk So Kids Can Listen, Got the Baby Where's the Maual, Between Parent ... Read More Rating: - good addition to your parenting library when i started reading this book, i found the author's advice to lack much parental backbone. however, as i kept reading i actually found that the author raised some excellent points. i learned more about myself and my child through her sections on personality assessment. most parenting books say "don't explain, just act/punish." i feel explaining has been helpful to our son and in the end will help him become a more emotionally intelligent human being. i would not have this book as the only ... Read More Rating: - Excellent, approachable book on working with your child's temperament I bought three books at the same time from Amazon: Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles; How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk; and Kids Are Worth It! and read them in that order. Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles was my favorite because it really explained some key things for me. For example, I have a much better understanding of introverts and extroverts, which actually benefits my marriage most of all. I'm an extrovert who thinks while I talk, but my husband is an introvert ... Read More Rating: - Great book What I liked most about this book is that I felt like you could read one chapter, work on some things then read the next. I don't have time to sit down & read a whole book but a chapter or 2 per week works for me. It really makes a lot of sense that your children have so many different emotions but don't know how to express them. I read this at the same time as siblings without rivalry and they really complemented each other. see more Browse for similar items by category: Mental Health - Health, Mind & Body - Subjects - Books - General Mental Health - Health, Mind & Body - Subjects - Books - General AAS Relationships - Health, Mind & Body - Subjects - Books - Conflict Management Babies & Toddlers - Parenting - Parenting & Families - Subjects - Books - Child Development Parenting - Parenting & Families - Subjects - Books - Emotions & Feelings