"Consequences" have a negative connotation to most parents, but consequences - both positive and negative - are the way children learn that what they do actually matters. In that way, consequences aren't positive or negative; they're just the results of our actions. If "giving consequences" equals "power struggle" in your mind, then this is the parenting class for you. Rabbi Yitzy Goldberg's even-handed approach to giving consequences is the key to teaching kids responsibility, and responsibility is the main trait they need to succeed in the reality of life.