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Parenting the Strong Willed Child
How to Raise the Kid Who Argues With Everything Into the Adult You’ll Be Proud OfBy Dr. rosalinD FaraDayNarrated by Anthony ParkLength5h 38m
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**Parenting the Strong Willed Child — Audiobook · Narrated by Anthony Park.**
🎧 Listen time: 5 hours 38 minutes
**Parenting the Strong-Willed Child, Disciplining a Defiant Child, and Raising an Argumentative Kid Without Breaking Their Spirit**
The first strong-willed child Dr. Rosalind Faraday met in clinical practice stood in the doorway with her arms crossed and calmly announced that she would not be participating. Her exhausted mother looked defeated, having spent years trapped in daily power struggles. Yet eleven minutes later, the same child silently crossed the room and handed Dr. Faraday a block. That moment taught a lesson that would shape three decades of work: strong-willed children are not impossible children. They simply require a different approach.
This book is written for parents raising children who challenge authority, question every rule, argue every instruction, and seem determined to do things their own way. While traditional parenting advice often focuses on obedience and compliance, Dr. Faraday argues that strong-willed children possess traits that can become extraordinary strengths when guided properly. Persistence, independence, determination, and conviction are not flaws to eliminate—they are qualities to shape.
Drawing on thirty-one years as a child psychologist and her own experience raising two strong-willed children, Faraday explains why conventional discipline often escalates conflict. Listeners learn how to distinguish strong-willed temperament from conditions such as ADHD or ODD, understand the nervous system behind intense reactions, and create boundaries that maintain authority without damaging trust.
The book provides age-specific guidance from toddlerhood through adolescence, covering sibling conflicts, school struggles, emotional regulation, screen battles, family transitions, and the teenage years. Practical scripts and real-life examples show parents exactly what to say during difficult moments.
Most importantly, this book offers a hopeful vision of the future. The child who refuses to give up may become the adult who stands up for what is right. The goal is not to remove the will. It is to teach children how to use it wisely. With patience, structure, and connection, parents can transform daily battles into opportunities for growth while preserving the very qualities that will serve their children throughout life.
Audiobook details
GenreSelf-Help, Psychology
Length5 hrs 38 mins
Narrated byAnthony Park
FormatAudiobook
LanguageEnglish
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