Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids: How to Stop Yelling and Start Connecting by Laura Markham (Paperback)

Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids is Dr. Laura Markham's guide for parents who want fewer power struggles and a closer relationship with their children. Its central idea is that a strong emotional connection between parent and child makes cooperation more likely than threats, bribes or punishment.

The book is organized around three practical themes: managing your own emotions first, building connection with your child, and coaching rather than controlling behavior. Each chapter pairs the idea with everyday examples and suggested phrasing for common situations such as tantrums, bedtime battles and sibling conflict.

It is written for parents of toddlers through the elementary-school years and is a good fit for readers looking for a calm, relationship-centered approach to discipline.