Thousands have used these proven and practical methods for overcoming self-defeating behaviors--from procrastination and depression to substance abuse and smoking. Through real-life examples, self-tests, and charts, Cudney and Hardy help readers identify, intercept, and overcome their self-imposed barriers to success and growth.

Stop being the referee. Teach your kids to handle conflict. When kids bicker, hit, and whine, it makes you want to pull your hair out. What do you do when your kids say, "That's not fair" or "He's looking at me!"? What do you do when an older child picks on the younger one, or vice versa? How do you get teens to play with younger siblings? Kirk answers your 30 toughest questions with specific concret strategies that work.

An approachable guide to dealing with the difficult personalities we encounter at work and in the home, as well as our own sometimes hurtful personality patterns. It offers strategies such as anger and conflict management, and helps readers make decisions about difficult relationships.

It's easy to recognize a strong-willed child. Difficult to discipline, at times impossible to motivate, strong-willed children present unique, frustrating, and often exhausting challenges to those who care for them. But now, the miracle parents long for can happen. Offering new hope, achievable goals, and a breath of fresh air to families and teachers, Cynthia Tobias explains how the mind of a strong-willed child works, and how to use that information...

Offers parents the tools to help children grow up to be thoughtful and responsible.