<p><em>&ldquo;My daughter just won&rsquo;t cooperate.&rdquo;</em><br />
<em>&ldquo;The tantrums have gotten out of control.&rdquo;</em><br />
<em>&ldquo;He promises to do his chores, but then he doesn&rsquo;t.&rdquo;</em><br />
<em>&ldquo;She&rsquo;s having trouble making friends at her new high school.&rdquo;<br />
&ldquo;I&rsquo;m trying everything I can think of&hellip; but I&rsquo;m at my wit&rsquo;s end!&rdquo;</em></p><p><strong>Sound familiar?</strong></p><p>If you&rsquo;re a parent, chances are you&rsquo;ve made at least one of those statements during the past year &mdash; or possibly something similar.</p><p>Dr. Suzanne Gelb, Ph.D., J.D., a psychologist and life coach who has worked with parents and families for 30+ years combined, and also an attorney who has worked in the area of family law, understands parents&rsquo; frustrations.</p><p>Year after year, she has heard stories about tough spots, melt-downs, tantrums, and just about every hair-pulling situation imaginable.</p><p>Two&nbsp;decades &mdash; and more than a few transformational success stories &mdash; into her career, Dr. Gelb has consolidated her knowledge into a guidebook for parents:</p><p><em>IT STARTS WITH YOU.</em></p><p>This book doesn&rsquo;t outline a &ldquo;revolutionary&rdquo; or &ldquo;ground-breaking&rdquo; parenting philosophy. Rather, just the opposite. It&rsquo;s a refreshingly simple guidebook on how to raise great kids by setting a great example that your children would naturally want to follow.</p><p>As Dr. Gelb explains, 'Parents set the tone for their household. If your child is acting out, first, it&rsquo;s wise to look towards yourself.'</p><p><em>IT STARTS WITH YOU</em>&nbsp;urges parents to get back to basics &mdash; starting with your words, your actions, your role modeling; the messages that you knowingly (and unknowingly) expose your child to, every day.</p><p><strong>In this book, you&rsquo;ll find:</strong></p><p>&mdash;Relatable stories about parents and children</p><p>&mdash;Tips on how to set age-appropriate rules and consequences for children of all ages, including teenagers</p><p>&mdash;Worksheets to organize and track family chores and responsibilities</p><p>&mdash;Guidelines that can help you resolve dozens of tricky, sometimes uncomfortable scenarios (from public tantrums to curfew-breaking to texting at the dinner table to navigating major life events, like illness or divorce)</p><p>&mdash;Inspiration to strengthen your mind, body, and life &mdash;forgiving your own parents, releasing the past, becoming a stronger, more positive role model for your children: a family leader who&rsquo;s worthy of admiration and respect.</p><p>Readers have called this book &ldquo;game-changing&rdquo; and &ldquo;incredibly effective,&rdquo; and the message rippling through the pages of&nbsp;<em>IT STARTS WITH YOU</em>&nbsp;is one of hope and empowerment:</p><p><em>It is never too late to become the person, parent, and role model that you want to be &mdash; and that your child needs and deserves.</em></p><p>Your child is looking to you and counting on you.</p><p><strong>It all starts with you.</strong></p>