If you are feeling challenged, like your authority is being threatened, you want to make your child do something... you are in a power struggle. Being in a power struggle with your child is absolutely miserable and exhausting. You maybe able to make her do what you want, but at what costs? Here are some reasons why it is important for you to get out of and stay out of power struggles. •It can easily escalate and get out control ie. things get said and done that you regret. •Y