New book, The Parenting Treatment Plan, teaches parents what to do to eliminate a variety of oppositional behavior for good!

Helen V Hicks, MA, MBA, LPC is a mental health professional of over 25 years, a licensed professional counselor and the mother of 5 sons. In her newly published book The Parenting Treatment Plan she combines her personal and professional experience to show you how to simplify the challenges of parenting so you spend more time enjoying your children. 'Once you become the authority figure the fighting stops.'

Children are hardwired for survival. However, survival to them means getting what they want. They often do not understand the difference between what they want and what they need. Once you prove your ability to meet their needs in a safe and reliable way they are free to focus their attention on building quality relationships. Meeting their needs in a safe and reliable way means becoming the authority figure.

There are 5 steps to becoming the authority figure: consistency, nurturing, guidance, listening and talking. The Parenting Treatment Plan walks you through how to achieve each of these steps while removing current barriers to your desired parenting experience. This life changing information is further enhanced with the author's real life examples, professional case studies and workbook activities to help you get from where you are to where you want to be.

The interventions presented can be applied to children as young as 1 year old. They are also effective with teens and adult children whom you'd like to repair relationships with. If ever you longed for an easier way to parent The Parenting Treatment Plan is the start you need. The tools are foundational, meaning you can still be you and add your unique flare to parenting. It's so much easier to be you when you're not fighting with someone else.

The Parenting Treatment Plan is currently available on Amazon in paperback and Ebook formats. For those of you looking for a more personalized experience please go to the author's website, www.helenvhickscounseling.com, for more information on her online course to help you apply the interventions and change your parenting experience forever.

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