Fresh Start Your Family
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Fresh Start Your Family
A Supportive Guide to Bring Peace to Your Home Through Supportive, Connective Parenting
Parenting wasn’t supposed to feel this hard. Maybe you’ve found yourself stuck in a cycle of power struggles, yelling, guilt, or using the same tactics you swore you’d never repeat. You love your kids more than anything, but the constant stress leaves you wondering, Is there a better way?
In Fresh Start Your Family, certified positive parenting educator and family life coach Wendy Snyder offers an encouraging path forward. Drawing from her own raw parenting struggles and years of teaching thousands of families, Wendy shows you how to break painful generational patterns, rewire old habits, and lead your home with both compassion and strength.
Inside, you’ll discover how to:
- Understand what your child’s misbehaviour is really communicating
- Lead with confidence using firm, kind, and respectful strategies
- Replace punishment, yelling, and power struggles with connection-based discipline that actually works
- Build a family culture rooted in peace, empathy, and mutual respect
- Strengthen your own self-compassion and courage so you can show up as the parent you truly want to be
This isn’t a rigid manual or a list of quick fixes. It’s an invitation to create a new family legacy—one where dignity, clarity, and connection replace fear and frustration.
If you’re ready to parent with more calm, confidence, and joy, Fresh Start Your Family will give you both the mindset and the practical tools to transform your home.
Perfect for parents raising strong-willed kids (or any child who pushes boundaries often), this book will encourage and equip you to move from surviving to thriving, with a fresh start that ripples for generations.
Fresh Start Your Family is not only for parents, but also a supportive guide for grandparents, caregivers, educators, and anyone who longs to nurture children and help raise our next generation of leaders with both compassion and respect.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781394306787
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 May 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Weight: 250g
Pages: 336
About the Author
WENDY SNYDER is the founder of Fresh Start Family and creator of the Powerful Parenting framework. Through her programs and global membership community, she has guided thousands of families worldwide to restore peace at home and break generational cycles. She hosts The Fresh Start Family Show podcast, teaching connection and courage.
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