Parenting Without Power Struggles 3:41 Parenting With Less Drama and More Connection
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Dec 10, 2025 Explore the nature of power struggles in parenting and discover how they erupt instinctively. Learn how calm, confident leadership fosters cooperation and emotional growth. Susan shares the costs of ongoing conflicts, highlighting the benefits of reduced struggles: deeper connections and joy within the family. Emphasizing authenticity over memorization, she encourages parents to engage from a genuine place. Finally, gain insights on healing past triggers to respond with compassion and clarity, transforming family dynamics for the better.
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The Hands-On Pushback Demo
- Susan demonstrates power struggles by pushing a volunteer's hands and watching them push back across cultures.
- The exercise shows we instinctively push against what pushes us, creating conflict loops.
What Creates A Power Struggle
- Power struggles only exist when one party pushes and the other pushes back or vice versa.
- The solution is simple in principle: stop pushing or stop pushing back to break the cycle.
Less Conflict Unlocks Connection
- Reducing power struggles brings connection, cooperation, and mutual respect, not just less conflict.
- Fewer battles free families to experience love, teamwork, and everyday joy together.