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Filled with practical solutions to everyday problems and thoughtful, useful information on opening up communication between the generations, Loving Your Child is Not Enough will help parents to truly enjoy their child's growing years.

Today's parents live with an exhausting reality: persistent defiance from children. About half of the current generation of children will develop a mood or behavioral disorder or a substance addiction by age eighteen. And many parents feel increasingly unable to exert any influence over their children. In our highly connected age, the all-powerful parent is largely a thing of the past. Parents often take the blame for their child's misbehavior, but...

Advises parents to reject the permissive approach to raising children and advocates a program that combines love and discipline.

Today's kids are unionized, and they've got a game plan to drive you up the wall. But you don't have to let them call the shots.

"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 twenty-five 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...

Positive solutions for challenging or unwanted behavior, temper tantrums, yelling, biting, hitting, and more!