NOBODY PLANS TO BECOME THE PARENT THEY SWORE THEY'D NEVER BE.
Most of you didn't pick this book up on your own. Somebody sent you.
That's fine. This book was built knowing that.
Here's the thing almost nobody says out loud: most parents who hurt their kids didn't plan to. They ran out of something — sleep, help, patience, room — and what came out came out faster than they could stop it.
That's not an excuse. But it is fixable. Because it's a skill. And skills can be taught.
This is not a book that tells you you're a bad parent. It's not a book that pretends nothing happened, either. Something brought you here, and at some point we're going to look straight at it — as a thing that happened that you have the power to keep from happening again, not as proof of what kind of person you are.
Twelve weeks. One skill at a time. Plain language, no clinical talk, and space to write on almost every page.
You'll learn to catch the moment before you lose it. To cool down for real. To name what you're actually feeling instead of filing everything under "mad." To discipline in a way that teaches instead of just punishes. To build a house with structure in it. And to repair what's already cracked.
Nobody collects your checklists. Nobody reads your reflections but you.
Twelve sessions. Birth through 17. Let's go.
FOR FACILITATORS AND AGENCIES
Complete facilitator guide included — how to run the room, session-by-session notes, timing, and the research behind every core claim, sourced in APA 7th edition for courts, program directors, and grant reviewers. Plus crisis and referral resources, a developmental reference, a full administrative packet, and a pre/post parenting skills inventory.
Dr. Derek Collins is the CEO of Diversion Center, a court-approved outpatient provider in Marietta, Georgia, and founder of the National Association of Court-Approved Treatment Providers.
Facilitator certification, agency licensing, and bulk orders:
info@thediversioncenter.com · 404-503-8069 · thediversioncenter.com
