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In raising your spirited child, i focused on temperament as it relates to behavior, but there are other fuel sources for behavior. Raising joyful, resilient kids while staying cool, calm. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone. By parenting with love and logic, mothers and fathers can do away with the power struggles and put the fun back into parenting. But how do you do that and manage to avoid power struggles. Parenting without power struggles parenting pbs kids. Parenting without power struggles audiobook listen instantly. If youve ever tried to get your kids to listen without power struggles, you may relate to the following scenario. Power struggles part ii avoiding power struggles with defiant children. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today.
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