The Empowering Parents Podcast - Child Behavior Help The Total Transformation Way – Details, episodes & analysis

Many parents struggle with this concept of "natural" consequences because they don’t fully understand what constitutes a “natural” consequence. And sometimes parents have difficulty relinquishing control because they feel they always have to get their child to obey. Here's what you can do as a parent.

At Empowering Parents, we often hear from parents who feel frustrated at their teenager’s bad attitude and irresponsible behavior. Whether it’s doing well in school or keeping a job, some kids just don’t seem to care. Here's what you can do.

You can’t punish your child into better behavior. Forget about over-the-top punishments or ineffective rules because you’ll just end up in a power struggle. Here's what you can do instead.

Threats and abuse from your own child are frightening, disturbing, and heartbreaking all at the same time. Parents need to have a systematic way of dealing with threats and abuse so that they don’t simply move from crisis to crisis with their child. Here's what you can do as a parent.

Verbal abuse and intimidation by children and teens isn’t just a phase that goes away—it doesn’t just happen. It often has deep roots that begin early in a child’s development. And it often begins as a way for kids to try to get power through controlling their parents.

Most kids go through phases where they are sassy, sarcastic, mouthy, or disrespectful. As a parent, it’s hard to know when to let it slide and when to address the problem. Here's what you can do as a parent.

If your defiant or acting-out child has low self-esteem, this podcast is for you. Empowering Parents breaks down many of the myths of the self-esteem movement and gives you practical advice on the best way to improve your child's behavior and their self-esteem.

A round-up of our top 8 parenting tips. Plus, a Total Transformation tip from James Lehman. Don't miss this one!

For many parents, getting their kids to do their homework is a nightly struggle. Some kids refuse to do their homework. Others claim that they don’t have homework, but then the report card comes out, and you realize that their work was not being done. Here's what you can do as a parent.

Parenting is hard. Parenting a difficult child is especially hard, and it's devastating to watch your child make bad decisions and head down the wrong path. In this episode, we address the heartbreaking and understandable question that many parents ask us: "Will my kid be messed up forever?"