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 Key figures: Alfred Adler, Diana Baumrind, Don Dinkmeyer, Rudolf Dreikurs, Haim Ginott, Thomas Gordon, John Gottman, James Lehman, Gary McKay, Cheryl McNeil, Jane Nelson, Michael PopkinA review of the major parent education programs and models currently used in the United States, this chapter presents models focused on democratic or authoritative-responsive parenting that use encouragement, active listening, reflective practice, natural and logical consequences, choices, and coaching in the service of building self-esteem in children and understanding and redirecting their mistaken goals. Emotion coaching and emotional intelligence are at the heart of raising competent, self-reliant kids and preparing them to cope with the challenges they will face throughout their development. This chapter is available at www. jamesrobertbitter.com.