Stop Arguing with Your Kids: How to Win the Battle of Wills by Making Your Children Feel Heard

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.