Love and Anger: The Parental Dilemma

Nancy Samalin explores anger, the most treacherous area of parent-child relationships. Her goal is not to eliminate anger - which is normal and inevitable even in a loving parent - but to help parents express it without hurting their children. Samalin identifies the hidden triggers that generate frustration and fury in even the most well-meaning parents; provides alternatives to hitting, bribing, and threatening; and explains such valuable techniques as: