Relationship Conflict

Building on their work at Chaddock, a nonprofit organization that has worked with some of the most challenging kids in the nation for more than 150 years, the authors empower frustrated parents with practical tips and real-life examples on how to minimize behavioral meltdowns, reduce conflict, increase cooperation, promote healthy attachment, and improve family relationships. The strategies they share work both for the child who is going through a difficult phase brought on by life disruption or trauma, and for the child who faces chronic struggles.

With the stresses of school, exams, relationships, and friendships, it can all feel overwhelming sometimes. According to the American Psychological Association, teens are 15% more likely than adults to report that stress impacts their physical health and 9% more likely to report an impact on their mental health.

In Rethinking Your Teenager, family therapist Darby Fox challenges parents to redefine the goals of adolescence by reorienting their focus from what they want their child to be to on who they want their child to be. Darby not only equips parents with the insight to understand the changes taking place in their child's brain and body and support their adolescent's bid for independence, but also offers an approach that allows parents to engage their adolescent in a relationship instead of struggling in an endless battle for control.

Married for more than 30 years, David, a divorce lawyer, and Julie, a family therapist, have both been witnesses to families struggling with life’s most difficult challenges. What they’ve learned about saving a marriage or knowing when to call it quits, when to turn to professionals or when to try tough love, could fill a book - and it does. The Five Core Conversations for Couples tackles every corner of relationships with the wisdom, knowledge, and best advice culled from David and Julie’s unique personal and professional experiences.

In our attempt to be good parents and raise good kids, one area that parents continually find frustrating is the problem of getting them to listen, cooperate, and follow instructions. This often turns into a power struggle where, even if the child is forced to obey, the result is rarely satisfying. This book is designed to address this problem by helping parents become more influential in the lives of their children.

Leaving a toxic relationship is complicated. It becomes even more confusing when children are involved. One minute, you might feel relieved and empowered; the next, you wonder if you're doing the right thing. Don't worry—you are not alone. Author Olivia Clarke, a survivor of abuse and trauma with a background in psychology, offers you the insights and practical tools she's gathered to help you establish boundaries after separation and create a parenting plan and a nurturing space for your child.

In 1-2-3 Parenting with Heart, Dr. Thomas W. Phelan and pastor Chris Webb teach Christian parents to take charge while refraining from yelling, leading to better behaved children, happier parents, and a more peaceful home environment. Complete with relevant Bible verses, explanations, and exercises, this guide allows you to get back in charge of your home and enjoy your kids again by helping you set limits for your children, and by breaking down the complex task of parenting into three straightforward steps.

We've all done something wrong or made a mistake or insulted someone - even if by accident. We've all been hurt and wanted the other person to help us heal. It may be surprising, but the breaches themselves aren't the real problem; our inability to fix them is what causes us trouble. In A Good Apology, Dr. Molly Howes uses her experiences with patients in her practice, research findings, and news stories to illustrate the power and importance of a thorough apology. She teaches how we can all learn to craft an effective apology with four straightforward steps.

El secreto para tratar con personas difíciles consiste en saber controlar tanto tus emociones como las suyas. ¿Cómo mantener la calma en una conversación tensa? ¿Cómo permanecer frme frente a determinados comentarios? ¿Cómo saber si eres tú una persona con la que resulta difícil trabajar? De la mano de especialistas de Harvard Business Review, en este libro se exponen las investigaciones que explican nuestras respuestas emocionales ante personas difíciles y se muestra cómo desarrollar la empatía y la resiliencia necesarias para conseguir una relaciones más positivas.

If you sense that your child is seriously troubled, you may feel bewildered, helpless, ineffective. How can you stop your child from throwing away his or her life? How can you avoid thinking that you've failed as a parent? In this newly revised and expanded edition of the classic guide Before It's Too Late, clinical psychologist Stanton E. Samenow explains how to break the useless cycle of blame and take corrective action.

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of an argument with someone who just isn’t getting it? Most of us miss out on the visual emotive cues we see during direct interpersonal communication. Without these important context clues, we struggle to grasp the intent of the messenger and often the real meaning of the message. To make matters worse, our dependence on instant communication, like text messaging and email, has resulted in forgetting how to talk to one another in person.

Being a good parent is one of the most difficult, yet most rewarding, jobs a person can have in his or her lifetime. Being the parent of a teen is an especially daunting phase of the journey. As parents begin to notice the significant changes that come with adolescence (physical changes brought about by puberty, the constant angst and moodiness, and of course the classic eye-rolling and the I-know-it-all attitude), they wonder just what happened to their happy, sweet, and affectionate young boy or girl.

The book helps all the married men and eligible bachelors to understand the secrets and naked truths of a happy marriage. It explains the expectations and reactions of a woman in various situations. It is for men to know when to express and suppress their emotions and have a peaceful married life. It is written with refreshing contexts, astute words, and hilarious insights into human relations. Love Your Wife offers an honest portrait of how an utterly charming couple should be.

In relationships, the presence of healthy boundaries keeps relationships healthy and functional. The rights and responsibilities remain justified, and encroachment of personal space doesn't take place. Boundaries can help in preventing relationships from becoming toxic. You'll feel less stressed and compromised if you have set healthy boundaries. Setting healthy boundaries will make you feel liberated. You will have your personal space and won't feel suffocated. Not having healthy boundaries will have consequences.

Two former Harvard faculty—one an internationally-recognized negotiator and conflict management expert from Harvard Law, the other a leading behavioral neurologist and cutting-edge scientist from Harvard Med—join forces to introduce conflict resilience: the radical act of sitting in and growing from conflict to break the bad habits that sabotage our politics, workplaces, and most important relationships.

Are you desperately trying to stop your unhappy marriage from ending, but don't know what to do? Maybe, there's been an affair or you may be facing separation. In any case, you don't have time to waste trying to fix your marriage problems with weak and ineffective tactics.

Want to build deeper relationships and rekindle intimacy within one month without another heated argument? Proven Conversation Starters for Couples will share with you breakthrough and insightful conversation starters you can easily and subtlety engage without awkwardness.

You are so tired and stressed at the end of the day that you don't have the energy to face speeches, discussions, or projects with your partner. We have a thousand means at our disposal to cultivate our love day after day, but we prefer to focus our attention on something else, ending up neglecting the most powerful tool that a couple has: the dialogue.

Do you live through relationships with a deep sense of unease? Are you nervous and worried? Can't you express yourself freely with your partner? Love is the most addictive feeling of all. We are all dependent on the attention, gestures, and small things that the person we love gives us. Have you ever wondered how much time your spend on yourself? Have you ever wondered how much importance you have in your relationship? What can we do to get out of a toxic relationship?

“I love my child to death but he/she is driving me crazy!” “You named it. Time-out, bribery, punishment, reward charts…Nothing works.” Sound familiar? So you are wondering: Why are there constant power struggles? What can you do to minimize tantrums while empowering your child to be confident and cooperative? Discover smart and easy solutions to avoid everyday conflict with your child and WHEN one arises, be ready to solve those tantrum episodes and prevent them from happening again.