Kim John Payne

Kim John Payne, M.ED., has been a counselor, educator, consultant, and researcher for over thirty years and is the author of several acclaimed books, including Simplicity Parenting, The Soul of Discipline, and Being at Your Best When Your Kids Are at Their Worst.

Luis Fernando Llosa

Luis Fernando Llosa is an award-winning Peruvian-American sportswriter, editor, speaker, investigative reporter, and youth sports consultant who has worked with kids and teens as a coach for twenty-five years. Llosa is the coauthor of Beyond Winning.

"In a world of hot tips and Instagram memes that go puddle deep, Kim John Payne and Luis Fernando Llosa have found a better way to help. Stories are how we learn best, and they don’t preach or patronize. This is a life-saving book to help kids rise above the put-down culture that modern life has become." —Steve Biddulph, author of Raising Boys and Raising Girls

"With clear, hands-on tools for both parents and kids, this book gives tweens and teens a chance to build resilience in the face of bullying and the skills they’ll need to believe in themselves and improve their lives going forward." —Mitch Abblett, Ph.D., author of Prizeworthy

"This book shows tweens and teens that if they’re being excluded or teased, they’re not alone; it then emboldens them with specific responses and strategies to impact their social dynamics. Payne and Llosa guide parents to be both a safe haven and a launching pad, so kids feel connected and confident to venture out to navigate the world." —Tina Payne Bryson, LCSW, Ph.D., coauthor of The Whole-Brain Child and No-Drama Discipline