Kids, Parents and Power Struggles

Kids, Parents and Power Struggles by Mary Kurcinka

Kurcinka is best known as the author of Raising Your Spirited Child. While she still recommends that book for anyone, and this book covers what she calls spirited children as well, this geared more towards typical children. ( Read more... )

This is not the only parenting book on the market that talks about recognizing that kids have feelings and needs and how to teach them appropriate ways to express themselves. A few other books, such as The No-Cry Discipline Solution, also talk about recognizing how your own feelings affect your parenting. While these are fairly standard approaches in the parenting literature I read, they are handled well here. This book also does an exceptionally good job at covering parenting the whole age range, rather than concentrating on under or over five. In addition, the detailed, but easy-to-use coverage of temperament types makes it easy to recognize your particular issues and find solutions tailored to your child and family. I read it through twice in a row as I found it so helpful.