Kids, Parents, and Power Struggles
	Table of Contents

PART ONE	A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON POWER STRUGGLES
ONE	Winning for a Lifetime
PART TWO	BUILDING THE CONNECTIONS
TWO	Emotion Coaching:  The Decision to Connect
THREE	Bringing Down the Intensity:  You’re the Role Model
FOUR	Enforcing Your Standards and Staying Connected
FIVE	Stopping the Tantrums:  Teaching Kids How to Soothe and Calm Themselves
SIX	Empathy:  What Really Keeps Kids Working with You
PART THREE	CARING:  KNOWING YOURSELF AND YOUR CHILD
SEVEN	What Fuels Power Struggles:  Identifying the Real Feelings and Needs
EIGHT	Why You Blow:  Understanding Your Temperament
NINE	Why Your Child Loses It:  Understanding Your Child’s Temperament
TEN	The “Silent Treatment” vs. The Talking Machine:  Understanding Introverts and Extroverts
ELEVEN	Too Sensitive or Too Analytical? How We Make Decisions
TWELVE	When the Struggles Are More than Normal: Recognizing Medical Issues
PART FOUR	DEVELOPING COMPETENCE: TEACHING LIFE'S ESSENTIAL SKILLS
THIRTEEN	Stressed-Out Kids:  Learning to Deal with Life’s Ups and Downs
FOURTEEN	I Will!  I Won’t!  Balancing Boundaries and Independence
FIFTEEN	You’re Not My Boss!  Learning to Be Assertive Rather than Aggressive
SIXTEEN	Can We Talk About This?  Learning to Get Along with Others
PART FIVE	CELEBRATING THE CHILD WHO IS MORE:  CARING, COMPETENT, AND CONNECTED
Epilogue