Parenting the Strong-willed Child: 5 Practical Steps to Build a Peaceful and Connected Relationship

By Elena Brookfield

This book provides a structured guide to understanding and parenting strong-willed children, focusing on temperament, behavioral patterns, and practical strategies for reducing daily power struggles. It examines common traits such as persistence, emotional intensity, independence, and resistance to control, while explaining how routine, consistency, experiential learning, and structured choices influence behavior and emotional regulation. The content addresses challenges across developmental stages-from infancy to school age-highlighting the importance of boundaries, compromise, active listening, and collaborative problem-solving within the family dynamic. The book is intended for parents and caregivers seeking a clearer framework for managing defiance, stubbornness, and frequent conflict without resorting to harsh discipline or constant confrontation. It adopts an explanatory and practical approach, combining behavioral insights, structured parenting techniques, real-life examples, and step-by-step methods to support communication, strengthen parent-child relationships, and guide strong-willed children toward responsibility and emotional maturity.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1807652211
• ISBN13: 9781807652210
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Publishdrive
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"