What does it mean when your kids get into power struggles with you? What’s the best way to respond so it doesn’t just keep going and going?

I think there’s a good chance that boarding schools were invented because of this! Getting into power struggles with your kids can be so exhausting that it can make you just want to send them away. But what if there was a way to use the power struggle to get to the real issue? What if this conflict is actually a key for you to access parts of your child that may not be available when things are calm?

Let’s take a deeper look at this and how to bring some resolution that creates lasting change.

Here are links to the resources I mentioned in the video:

https://www.positivediscipline.com/sites/default/files/mistakengoalchart2020.pdf

Playing with Your Family Can Change Everything

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfWybStlRug

Organizing Feelings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uaexg9fw80A

The ACT Model

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaY1_crnowM

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