When Your Child Has a Strong-Willed Personality: Understand your Child's Needs... Tailor Your Parenting Techniques... Help Your Child

by Carl Pickhardt

Many parents of strong-willed children feel inadequate or like they’re doing something wrong. But this isn’t true! Although strong-willed children do present a unique challenge, it is possible for Mom and Dad to tailor parenting practices and actually enjoy their time with the kids. Written by two distinguished parenting authorities, this book offers specific advice on the serious problems that face so many parents. Finally readers can relax, as they learn how regain control of their family; reap the benefits of healthy communication; discipline to teach, not to punish; resolve conflict effectively; and overcome willfulness in older children. When every mealtime, bathtime, and bedtime is a struggle, discouraged parents need answers—and now they have them. With this book, parents can rest assured that they too can raise a respectful, cooperative, and pleasant child.

Genres: Parenting

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Carl Pickhardt also writes as C.E. Pickhardt.

Reviews

[Courtney Wright · Rating 5 out of 5]

Struggling with a strong willed child I found this book to have some very good tips to keep in mind.

[E.d. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful analysis for parenting children. This book can be used as general advice for dealing with any of your children (strong-willed or not). It helps understand the many different ways conflict can emerge and how it can be managed. Instead of managing just the child, the author also focuses on what the parent can do to change the way they parent.