Discover that at the core, children and teens want to be cooperative and responsible. Difficult behavior is actually a cry for help: “Help me to learn better ways to meet my needs.” We don’t have to feel that we’re imposing discipline—we’re on the same team! And that changes everything.
With the support of a Three-Step Process, you’ll learn to remain calm and centered—to create a family environment that models mutual respect. As you recognize and nurture the best within each child, you’ll inevitably discover the best within yourself!
The culmination of a lifetime of work in parent education, this landmark book gives you the tools to help your children and teens become the cooperative, independent and responsible young people they truly want to be.

— Barbara Emanuel, Executive Director,
La Leche League International
— Dr. Judith Broadus, past President,
Association for the Advancement of Psychosynthesis; Licensed Psychologist
Ilene Val-Essen, Ph.D., is a leader in the field of parent education. A featured speaker at international conferences, she trains professionals at UCLA and leads workshops for parents in the U.S. and Europe. Her Quality Parenting program has been translated into Swedish, Spanish and Dutch. For more than twenty-five years, Dr. Val-Essen has been in private practice as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Los Angeles.