Citation

Omer H. Fam. Process 2001; 40(1): 53-66.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, 69978, Israel. omer1@ccsg.tau.ac.il

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Family Process Institute, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11288370

Abstract

There are two kinds of escalation between parents and children with acute discipline problems: (a) complementary escalation, in which parental giving-in leads to a progressive increase in the child's demands, and (b) reciprocal escalation, in which hostility begets hostility. Extant programs for helping parents deal with children with such problems focus mainly on one kind of escalation to the neglect of the other. The systematic use of Gandhi's principle of "nonviolent resistance" allows for a parental attitude that counters both kinds of escalation. An intervention is described, which allows parents to put this principle into practice.

Language: en