Morethanatooltocorrectbadbehavior,thishandbookurgesparentstomovebeyondtypicaldisciplinetechniquesbycreatinganenvironmentbasedonmutualrespect,emotionalsafety,andpositive,opencommunication.Thesevenoutlinedprinciplesredefinetheparent-dominatedfamilybyteachingparentshowtoachievemutualparent/childrespectwithoutbeingsubmissive,setfirmlimitswithoutusingdemandsorcoercion,andempowerchildrentoopenup,cooperate,andrealizetheirowninnatepotential.BasedonMarshallRosenberg’sNonviolentCommunicationprocess,theframeworkhelpsparentsbreakdownthebarrierstooutstandingrelationshipswiththeirkidsbyavoidingdestructivelanguageandhabitsthatkeepparentsandchildrenfromunderstandingoneanother.Activities,stories,andresourceshelpparentsimmediatelyapplythesevenkeystoanyparentingsituation.
