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Book

Parenting beyond power : how to use connection & collaboration to transform your family--and the world

Call Number

  • 649.1 L957 (CEN)

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Publication Information

Seattle : Sasquatch Books, [2023]

Physical Description

xxviii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Summary

"Research-based parenting educator Jen Lumanlan provides a simple yet revolutionary framework for rethinking our relationship with our children and getting everyone's needs met in the process. She provides an alternative, not just to spanking and verbal abuse, but to Time Outs, countdowns, and emotional manipulation"--

Contents

  • Introduction: Letting go of what you know
  • Societal forces shape our family life
  • Judgments, rewards, and punishments
  • Emotions and regulation
  • Children's resistance
  • Meeting parents' needs
  • Problem-solving conversations
  • Common difficulties with problem-solving conversations
  • Leveling up.

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