Media Questions

You're a reporter researching a story on discipline?
You're a producer looking for a knock-em-dead interview?
Then you'll want to contact Jan Faull.

This experienced parent educator can explain—in no-nonsense terms, with the anecdotes that make a great interview—how power struggles differ from discipline problems. She'll tell your readers and viewers why kids need control, which power struggles parents can sidestep—and which battles simply cannot be avoided.

Here are some questions
you may want to ask Ms. Faull.

• How do power struggles and discipline issues differ?
• How can parents instill values in their children that help families avoid power struggles?
• What's the best way to handle control issues?
• What are the "no-win" situations for parents?
• How do parents create power struggles? What can they do to avoid this?
• What's good about power struggles?
• What are parents risking if they don't resolve conflicts over control?

A longtime newspaper columnist and television commentator, Faull is known for her concise, reasoned responses to parenting questions on topics from toilet-training to teenage rebellion. She's also an excellent guest for call-in shows.