You ask your child to turn off the screen, get ready for school, clean up, or do a chore.
And somehow a simple instruction turns into an argument.
You repeat yourself. They negotiate. You explain. They push back. Eventually, you're frustrated and then? You're yelling.
It shouldn't be this hard to get your child to do what you've asked them to do.
Stop arguing. Stop repeating yourself. Start leading.
Stop arguing. Stop repeating yourself. Start leading.
You don't need to become stricter.
You don't need a more elaborate reward chart.
And you definitely don't need to yell louder.
You need a different way to lead.
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Apply what you're learning to the actual power struggles happening in your family.
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Trust your natural authority as a parent.
Being in charge doesn't mean being controlling, harsh, or authoritarian. Your child needs you to lead.
Recognize your part in the power struggle.
Repeating, lecturing, negotiating, threatening, and yelling can unintentionally keep the struggle going.
Give directions clearly and confidently.
Learn how to use fewer words, stop asking when you mean to tell, and say what you mean the first time.
Stop repeating yourself.
Every time you give the same direction again, you're teaching your child that they didn't really have to listen the first time.
Follow through without getting pulled into a fight.
Learn how to respond calmly when your child still says no—and how to use consequences thoughtfully instead of reacting in the heat of the moment.
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Imagine a home where:
You don't have to ask five times.
A simple instruction doesn't automatically become a negotiation.
You can hold a boundary without getting pulled into an argument.
Your child's disappointment doesn't make you question a reasonable decision.
You know what to do when your child simply refuses.
You feel like the parent again—not the referee, negotiator, or person constantly trying to keep everyone happy.
Your child can be strong-willed, independent, confident—and still learn to respect your leadership.
Those things aren't opposites.
In fact, learning to live within reasonable limits, contribute to the family, tolerate disappointment, and follow someone else's lead are important parts of growing into a capable adult.
I'd done it. I'd finally yelled long enough that my strong-willed daughter was in tears.
Was that what winning was supposed to feel like?
It certainly didn't feel like it.
I felt guilty. Exhausted. And ashamed.
I could barely admit to my husband what had happened.
Then it hit me:
I was in a power struggle with my four-year-old.
And I was the adult.
I realized something had to change.
I didn't want to squash the strong, independent personality I loved about my daughter. But I also didn't want our family to revolve around arguments, negotiations, and battles over ordinary expectations.
I needed to learn how to lead her without fighting with her.
That's what Breaking the Power Struggle is about.
Not overpowering your child.
Not keeping your child happy all the time.
Not finding the perfect consequence that finally makes them behave.
It's about changing the dynamic between you and your child so you can lead calmly, clearly, and confidently..

✓ Identify the parenting habits that fuel power struggles and replace them with more effective ones.
✓ Communicate like a leader so you're not constantly explaining, negotiating, and repeating yourself.
✓ Give a direction once—and know what to do next if your child doesn't follow it.
✓ Use calm, appropriate consequences instead of trying to invent a punishment while you're angry.
✓ Hold reasonable boundaries even when your child doesn't like them.
You don't have to win another power struggle.
You can stop entering them.
5 self-paced lessons + workbook + 30 days of personal email coaching with Susan