TURN POWER STUGGLES INTO PEACE TALKS. Parenthood is never easy. And although all children have parenting needs (even adolescents who don't want any parenting), not all parents are equipped to meet those needs. Being fair and consistent, yet always loving, can be a constant and exhausting challenge. Before their kids finally leave home, most parent have felt like failures dozens of times. Since 1987, social workers, school counselors, judges, and psychotherapists have recommended Teresa Langston's "Parenting Without Pressure" workshops to parents whose children may be typical teens, completely out of control, or anywhere in between. Now Teresa is making her sanity-saving techniques and workshop material available to parents all over the country in Parenting Without Pressure. Emphasizing communication, unconditional love, and a structured environment, the Parenting Without Pressure approach will involve your whole family in the parenting process. You'll learn how to establish fair rules with workable consequences and motivating incentives. You will be freed from the pressure of making "on the spot" disciplinary decisions. You'll find out how to give up the struggle but keep your authority. And you'll learn how discussions about rules and consequences prepare your children for the real world ahead. "This is the book for you-if you want a simple way for your children to be prepared for the real world while both you and they have time for more fun together. Parenting Without Pressure frees parents from being nagging watchdogs and allows them to relate to their offspring with love, respect, healthy detachment, and positive regard."-Emmy K. Freeman, Ph.D., clinical psychologist "In my business of working directly with children with behavior problems and their parents, I am frequently asked to recommend good books on the topic of 'managing behavior.' Until I read Parenting Without Pressure, I had a list of several suggested books because no one book contained all the things I wanted parents to know. Now my list consists of one book: Parenting Without Pressure."-Shari Titus, Ed.D., STAR Consultants "I routinely ask parents whose teens come through the court system to use the Parenting Without Pressure approach. In over five years, I have never had a negative response from anybody. This is an amazing record. I give it my highest recommendation."-Walter Komanski, Circuit Judge "This program is wonderful. It helped restore sanity and happiness to our family. I have already recommended it to my children's school, friends, and our counselor. It is a hands-on, realistic approach to parenting in today's world. Thank you, Teresa!"-Ann West, parent