New book, The Parent Treatment Planteaches parents what to do to eliminate a variety of oppositional behaviors forever!

Helen V Hicks, MA, MBA, LPC has been a Psychotherapist for over 25 years, Licensed Professional Counselor and mother of 5 sons. In her newly published book The Parent Treatment Plan She combines her personal and professional experience to show you how to simplify the challenges of parenting so you can spend more time with your children. “Once you become the authority figure, the fighting stops.”

Children are hardwired for survival. However, for them, surviving means getting what they want. They often don’t understand the difference between what they want and what they need. Once you have demonstrated your ability to meet their needs in a safe and reliable manner, they can turn their attention to building quality relationships. Meeting your needs in a safe and reliable manner means becoming an authority figure.

There are 5 steps to becoming an authority figure: Consistency, Nurturing, Leading, Listening, and Speaking. The Parent Treatment Plan walks you through how to achieve each of these steps while removing current barriers to your desired parenting experience. This life-changing information is further enhanced with real-life examples from the author, professional case studies, and workbook activities to help you get from where you are to where you want to be.

The presented interventions can be applied to children from the age of 1 year. They are also effective in teenagers and adult children with whom you wish to repair relationships. If you’ve ever longed for an easier way to parenting The Parent Treatment Plan is the start you need. The tools are basic, which means you can still be yourself and add your unique flair to parenting. It’s so much easier to be yourself when you’re not fighting someone else.

The Parent Treatment Plan is currently available on Amazon in paperback and e-book. For those of you looking for more…