Many families seeking change for their children arrive after trying many other routes to help their children.

Whether it’s anxiety that just gets worse, tantrums that have grown to an explosive level, unmotivated teens who won’t do anything, escalating attentional issues from ADD/ADHD, or even the disrespectful, oppositional child… many parents find years of therapy to be, at best, a band-aid. Often, they have invested hundreds of hours in treatment, and home life has only eroded.

Why is that counseling frequently failing to help?

Notice that we can ask straightforward questions and get a solid pointer to understand this problem. The question is this: Where is the motivation for change coming from? Who really wants the change? Who is motivated to make things better?

In most (not all) of these situations, Mom and Dad want change. It’s the parents who are upset with the behavior! Mom and Dad are losing sleep, talking to therapists, teachers, and physicians… while reading book after........

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