For parents fed up with constant challenges to their authority-but who dread becoming tyrants in their own homes-this book provides a powerful new alternative to because I said so. Trusted family therapist and author Michael P. Nichols takes on the number-one problem of parents today with the insight and humor that has made his earlier The Lost Art of Listening an enduring bestseller. Presented is a simple, easy-to-follow, yet remarkably effective way to put an end to arguments by refusing to argue back. Instead, the techniques of responsive listening help parents open up better communication in the family; create an atmosphere of respect and cooperation; and take children's feelings into account-without giving in to their demands. Loads of realistic examples help parents defuse whining and defiance and manage common conflicts with preschoolers to teens.
- ISBN10 1593850034
- ISBN13 9781593850036
- Publish Date 17 June 2004 (first published 1 January 2004)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 October 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Guilford Publications
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 229
- Language English