Do you feel like you're constantly negotiating with your child?
"Yes, but you told me that...", "That's not fair!"... Today's children seem to have an innate gift for argumentation. Capable of surprisingly mature reasoning, they can nonetheless be overwhelmed by emotional storms at the slightest frustration.
In this insightful book, Audrey Aymard draws on her extensive clinical practice to decode the behaviors of this new generation. In just a few decades, we have shifted from strict parenting to a pursuit of unconditional kindness, sometimes leaving parents at a loss - torn between listening to their child and daily exhaustion.
Why is there a growing gap between their precocious understanding and the immaturity of their emotional regulation? How can we make sense of the explosion in diagnoses such as giftedness (HPI), ADHD, hypersensitivity, or ODD (Oppositional Defiant Disorder)?
Far from guilt-inducing prescriptions, this book offers a balanced approach that combines understanding, emotional attunement, and structured authority. Through numerous real-life case studies, you will discover how to:
- Defuse conflicts and systematic opposition without falling into authoritarianism.
- Understand the real needs hidden behind anger, anxiety, and resistance to boundaries.
- Restore a secure framework, essential to a child's psychological well-being.
- Implement practical and effective tools: the SPARC method, behavior calendar, soothing rituals, and gratitude journal.
The "Yes But" Generation is not a book of miracle solutions, but a valuable guide to help parents and childhood professionals rediscover a balanced, serene, and aligned approach. An essential read for supporting today's children and planting the seeds of tomorrow's fulfilled adults.
