Psychoanalyst Laurie Hollman unlocks the secret to solving your child's behavioral issues by shifting the conversation from 'how could they?' to 'why did they?'

How often do you find yourself asking 'why on Earth did my kid just do that?'

Every parent struggles with how to approach their children's bad behavior. Rather than opting for harsher punishments or greater rewards, there may be a more straightforward answer.

Laurie Hollman has been a psychoanalyst and clinically trained psychotherapist for 30 years. She specializes in the parent-child relationship and child developmental psychology.

Hollman believes that the key to unlocking your child's behavioral problems is understanding the motivation behind them.

In 2015's Unlocking Parental Intelligence: Finding Meaning in Your Child's Behavior, Hollman offers a clear guide to parenting with empathy. It emphasizes finding out what your child thinks, feels, wants, and needs.