WELCOME to Maximum Strength Parenting

Maximum Strength Parenting is the art of using all of your gifts and knowledge in the most important and influential job you will ever have, parenting. “Maximum” refers to your personal best.  This is not an interpersonal competition, but rather, it is an...

The classic question of “Nature versus Nurture” has long ago given way to the question of the “Nurture of Nature.”  There have been outstanding, thought-provoking books on the topic, most notably, “The Nurture Assumption” by Judith Rich Harris and “Nurture the Nature”...

Buckle up. The “flavor” of Maximum Strength Parenting varies greatly from chapter to chapter (and sometimes moment to moment).  At various points throughout this book, you will find Maximum Strength Parenting to be light-hearted and deep, humorous and intense,...

I was greatly inspired by the book “Single Session Therapy: Maximizing the Effect of the First (and Often Only) Therapeutic Encounter,” by Moshe Talmon.  Psychologists often have only a single session with a patient, and then the patient does not return.  Was the...

Psychologist Carl Jung said, “Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.”  Try to keep that in mind on our journey together through the next couple of hundred pages.  There are many ways to get to a goal, and you will...

Are you just two generations away from being forgotten? These can be biting questions, but, nevertheless, they are questions that beg answers.  “What were the names of your great-grandparents?  Are you just two generations away from being forgotten?” The fact is, even...

As we wrote this book we always remained mindful that the parent-child relationship is sacred.  We have great respect for this sanctity, and we will not desecrate your parent-child relationship by being self-serving “experts” who “tell you” how to parent.  You can...

Fast forward many years:  The master plan was kind to you.  Your “moment” has come. You had a nice run, and you’re ready to check out.  Hopefully, you won’t be in too much pain.  (If as you read you’re getting uncomfortable or intrigued, keep reading, because here is...