Calm Parents, Happy Kids is the British edition of Dr. Laura Markham's highly successful and groundbreaking book, Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids. This practical and inspiring edition reveals a three-phase program that will transform family life. Most parenting literature focuses on changing the child's behavior, but the truth is that children only change when their relationship with their parents changes. In Calm Parents, Happy Kids, Dr. Laura Markham introduces an approach to parenting that eliminates threats, power struggles, and manipulation in favor of setting limits with empathy and communication. Combining the latest research in brain development with a focus on emotional awareness (for both parents and children), this book is aimed at all parents who do not wish to force their children into compliance and lose their cool, but want to stay calm and help their children want to behave.