The problems that arise in the daily life of a family - the mischief of children, the excessive hours spent watching television, household responsibilities, fights between siblings, sleep hours, and return times to home - are not unsolvable.

The brilliant psychologist and educator Rudolf Dreikurs (1897-1972), one of the most renowned child psychologists in the world and one of the greatest personalities of our time in the field of education, discovered a simple model for addressing these problems. The effectiveness of this model is continuously proven in practice.

The secret lies in the belief that the child wants to be treated as an equal person, to be recognized, to be allowed to contribute to their family and school, and to feel part of the community in which they live.

In the book you are holding, Theo Senaker (student and friend of Rudolf Dreikurs), his educator wife Julitta Senaker, and John M. Platt (also a student of Dreikurs) introduce us to the practice of education in a particularly lively and comprehensible way - yet specific at the same time.

The authors, with many examples drawn from the daily life of today's family, demonstrate how everything they advocate can be put into practice. With the specific advice they provide, they effectively help parents deal with the challenges that arise in raising their children.