The Parenting Shift: Leaving Behind Authoritarian Harshness and Permissive Softness for Authoritative Leadership

By Sarah Black

Parenting is the most important role you will ever hold, yet most of us were never given a healthy model to follow. Too often we swing between extremes. We rely on harshness that wounds or softness that avoids, and then wonder why our children resist us, withdraw from us, or run over us.

This book offers a different path. The Parenting Shift invites you to step into authoritative leadership, a way of parenting rooted in love, clarity, and connection. You will learn how to break free from patterns of fear, punishment, and coercion without sliding into permissiveness. You will see how to build your child's self-esteem block by block, how to repair the weak moments in ways that make your relationship stronger, and how to recognize fear when it whispers so you can answer with truth that speaks louder.

The lessons within this book will help you grow as a leader in your own home. They will show you how to guide your child with confidence, create safety that allows them to thrive, and leave them with a deep inner sense of worth that lasts a lifetime. If you are ready to leave behind outdated patterns of authoritarian harshness and permissive softness, and to embrace the steady power of authoritative leadership, The Parenting Shift will show you the way.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FVVJQFKM
• ISBN13: 9798313661681
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"