Unplugging Power Struggles: Resolving Emotional Battles With Your Kids Ages 2 to 10

Unplugging Power Struggles . . . is an accessible guide based on real-life experiences which explains why power struggles occur, which power struggles parents will always lose, and offers three effective ways to deal with them. As children grow, they feel a strong need to be in control of their lives. Some parents instinctively let up on the controls as their child matures, while some children push for control beyond the limits of their own development, maturity, or their parents' comfort level. The end result: power struggles. Unplugging Power Struggles . . . explains how to provide the guidance children need and still allow them to develop competency and self-esteem.

Jan Faull, M.Ed. is the author of Mommy, I Have to Go Potty! For 24 years she has shared her wit, wisdom, and advice with parents as a Parent Educator, lecturer, TV commentator, author, Internet parenting advisor, college instructor, and newspaper columnist. She currently writes a parenting column for The Seattle Times, and serves as the parent advisor on Disney's online service for parents, Family.com. Ms. Faull resides with her family in Renton, WA.