Stop the Violence, Destruction, and Daily Crisis— Without Punishment, Medication, or Residential Treatment

The same Hall of Fame methods that transformed thousands of kids and 300+ families dealing with severe behavioral challenges can help you too.
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This Is For You If Your
Home Feels Like This:

For some of you, it's:

  • Daily power struggles that drain every ounce of energy you have

  • Constant arguing and defiance over everything

  • Feeling like you're failing as a parent

  • Exhaustion from battles that never end

For others, it's more severe:

  • Violence and property destruction

  • School suspensions, expulsions, or police involvement

  • Arrests, hospitalizations, or CPS investigations

  • Talk of residential treatment

Wherever you are on this spectrum, you're in the right place.

Because whether you caught it early or whether you're deep in crisis, these same principles work.

Let Me Guess What Your Life Looks Like Right Now:

It's 6am. You're already bracing yourself.

"Will today be the day they destroy their room?"

"Will I get another call from the principal?"

"Will they hurt me—or worse, hurt their sibling?"

You walk on eggshells in your own home. You hide sharp objects. You've learned to dodge when they throw things.

And the worst part?

You can't tell anyone the truth.


Not your friends. Not your family. Definitely not the other parents at school who already whisper about your child.


Because when you say "my child has ODD," people think you mean:


🤦🏻‍♀️ Won't do homework
🙄 Talks back sometimes
​🤯 Has an attitude

But you're living with something far more painful:

😢 Daily chaos — meltdowns over everything, power struggles that leave you emotionally destroyed
💔 Isolation — no one invites your family anywhere anymore
😰 Fear — not knowing what will trigger the next explosion
😞 Guilt — wondering if you're the reason your child is like this
​😭 Exhaustion — you can't remember the last time you had a peaceful day

You've tried everything:

Therapy? The waitlist was 6 months, and when you finally got in, nothing changed.
Medication? Multiple tries, multiple side effects, minimal results.
Behavior charts? Your child laughed and ripped them up.
Gentle parenting? They walked all over you.
Tough love? Made the defiance worse.

And every "expert" makes you feel like YOU'RE doing something wrong.

Here's What You Need to Hear:

You're not a bad parent.
Your child isn't broken.
And this isn't permanent — if you learn to develop them, not control them.

I know because I almost went down the same failed path you're on. But something in my heart told me there had to be another way.

And I found it.

This is for you even if:

✅ You've tried multiple therapists, medications, and specialists for years with minimal lasting results

✅ Your child's behavior ranges from daily defiance to severe crisis — or anywhere in between

✅ You've been told your child has ODD, ADHD, DMDD, or conduct disorder

✅ Other programs and approaches have failed — gentle parenting, tough love, behavior modification, all of it

✅ You're worried about what the future holds if nothing changes

✅ You feel in your heart there HAS to be another way — and everyone keeps telling you the same failed solutions.

If you're living this nightmare, you're exactly who we created this for.

I caught my situation early by trusting my instincts and discovering Thomas just in time.

But we work with families at every level of severity — from those just starting to struggle to those in full crisis with violence, arrests, and systems involvement.

These principles work because they address the root cause, not just the symptoms.

You're not a bad parent.

Your child isn't a monster.

And this isn't permanent—if you learn to develop them, not control them.

What If the Very Things You've Been

"Trying" to Fix Your Kid Is the Problem?

Instead of reacting or punishing, what if you could:
Transform defiance into cooperation — without daily battles
Raise kids who internalize respect — not just obey out of fear
End tantrums and power struggles — by teaching emotional mastery
​✅ Be the parent they respect, love, and actually listen to?
This isn't about being stricter or more permissive. It's about understanding how your child's brain works and speaking their language.

What If the Very Things You've Been

"Trying" to Fix Your Kid Is the Problem?

Instead of reacting or punishing, what if you could:
Transform defiance into cooperation — without daily battles
Raise kids who internalize respect — not just obey out of fear
End tantrums and power struggles — by teaching emotional mastery
​✅ Be the parent they respect, love, and actually listen to?
This isn't about being stricter or more permissive. It's about understanding how your child's brain works and speaking their language.

Here's What Happens If You Keep Doing What You've Been Doing:

Imagine...It's six months from now.

​You just got another call from the school. Your child had another meltdown. They're talking suspension. Again.

Or maybe it's worse. Maybe they hurt another student. Maybe the police are involved. Maybe they're recommending residential treatment.

You drive there, stomach in knots, already knowing what's coming:

More meetings. More "your child needs..." More judgment. More blame.

And when you get home, the battle starts all over again.
Six months from now, if nothing changes, you'll still be:
  • ❌ Wondering if your child will end up in residential treatment — or worse
  • ❌ Questioning your worth as a parent every single day
  • ❌ Watching your other children suffer from the chaos
  • ❌ Losing sleep, losing hope, losing yourself
  • ❌ One crisis away from giving up completely
Here's the brutal truth:

Your child's window for developing emotional regulation is closing. The patterns you're creating now—good or bad—will follow them into adolescence and adulthood.

​*A 10-year-old who can't control their rage
becomes a teenager who can't keep friends.*

*A 12-year-old who destroys property becomes an adult
who can't keep a job or stay out of legal trouble.*


Do you have six months to waste on strategies that don't work?

Do you have six more years?
​​
Or are you ready to try something that actually develops them from the inside out?

The CCFL Track Record

  • 📊 2,000+ children guided through Thomas's Creating Champions for Life program

  • 🏆 Hall of Fame recognition for most creative after-school program (2004)

  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 300+ families transformed from chaos to cooperation

  • 5 star Amazon reviews

  • 📚 #1 New Release on Amazon for parenting ADHD and ODD kids

  • First martial arts school licensed as a daycare for children with behavioral disorders

This isn't more theory. These are proven principles with real, documented results.

The CCFL Track Record

  • 📊 2,000+ children guided through Thomas's Creating Champions for Life program

  • 🏆 Hall of Fame recognition for most creative after-school program (2004)

  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 300+ families transformed from chaos to cooperation

  • 5 star Amazon reviews

  • 📚 #1 New Release on Amazon for parenting ADHD and ODD kids

  • First martial arts school licensed as a daycare for children with behavioral disorders

This isn't more theory. These are proven principles with real, documented results.

From "There Has to Be Another Way" to Peace — My Story

I was a single mom of four children diagnosed with ADHDODD, anxiety and depression.

And I was drowning.

Every day was a battlefield. Power struggles over everything. Meltdowns that lasted hours. Defiance that made me question everything about myself as a mother.

The doctors wanted to put my kids on medication.
The therapists had their waitlists ready.
Everyone had the same answer: medicate, manage, control.

But something in
my heart said there had to be another way.

I couldn't shake the feeling that my children weren't broken. That they didn't need to be "fixed" or controlled. That there was something everyone was missing.

I went to bed every night wondering:

🤦🏻‍♀️ Is this my fault?
😩 Will my kids be okay?
🤯 Can I survive years more of this?
🥲 What if I'm failing them?

Then in 2011, I met Thomas — and everything changed.

​Thomas is a 4th-degree black belt and Hall of Fame inductee who'd spent decades working with thousands of children — including kids who'd been kicked out of everywhere else for violent, explosive behavior.

​The kids everyone else gave up on.

Thomas is a 4th-degree black belt and Hall of Fame inductee who'd spent decades working with thousands of children — including kids who'd been kicked out of everywhere else for violent, explosive behavior.

​The kids everyone else gave up on.

Bonnie & Thomas Liotta — Founders of Creating Champions For Life and authors of Amazon's #1 New Release parenting books.

Bonnie & Thomas Liotta with Bonnie's 4 kids 2014 —
Jacob (age 14), Jennie (age 10), Kyra (age 12), Zac (age 7)

 

From "There Has to Be Another Way" to Peace — My Story

I was a single mom of four children diagnosed with ADHDODD, anxiety and depression.

And I was drowning.

Every day was a battlefield. Power struggles over everything. Meltdowns that lasted hours. Defiance that made me question everything about myself as a mother.

The doctors wanted to put my kids on medication.
The therapists had their waitlists ready.
Everyone had the same answer: medicate, manage, control.

But something in
my heart said there had to be another way.

I couldn't shake the feeling that my children weren't broken. That they didn't need to be "fixed" or controlled. That there was something everyone was missing.

I went to bed every night wondering:

🤦🏻‍♀️ Is this my fault?
😩 Will my kids be okay?
🤯 Can I survive years more of this?
🥲 What if I'm failing them?

Then in 2011, I met Thomas — and everything changed.

​Thomas is a 4th-degree black belt and Hall of Fame inductee who'd spent decades working with thousands of children — including kids who'd been kicked out of everywhere else for violent, explosive behavior.

​The kids everyone else gave up on.

Thomas is a 4th-degree black belt and Hall of Fame inductee who'd spent decades working with thousands of children — including kids who'd been kicked out of everywhere else for violent, explosive behavior.

​The kids everyone else gave up on.

Bonnie & Thomas Liotta — Founders of Creating Champions For Life and authors of Amazon's #1 New Release parenting books.

Bonnie & Thomas Liotta with Bonnie's 4 kids 2014 —
Jacob (age 14), Jennie (age 10), Kyra (age 12), Zac (age 7)

 

He showed me what I'd felt in my heart all along:


Children don't need to be controlled.
They need to be DEVELOPED.

Not managed. Not medicated into compliance. Not controlled through punishment.

Developed through proactive life skills training that teaches them to master themselves.

When I saw Thomas interact with MY children — the same kids who'd worn me down to nothing — something miraculous happened:

😁 They listened.
☺️ They cooperated.
😌 They calmed down.
​🤩 They actually THRIVED. Not because he controlled them.

Because he developed their ability to
master themselves.

I was stunned. Could this really work for us long-term?

Thomas at the CCFL Life Skills Training Center, working with children facing severe behavioral challenges.

I committed to learning Thomas' methods.

For six months, I practiced the 12 principles every single day — even when I was exhausted, even when others questioned me, even when the doctors kept suggesting medication. Heck, I had to parent anyway. Why not practice every single day?

And suddenly,
everything changed.

The
power struggles stopped.

The
defiance ended.

My children became
cooperative, confident, and happy.

My home went from chaos to
peacewithout medication, without endless therapy, without controlling them.

Because I trusted my instincts and
found another way.

The transformation was so profound, I knew every struggling parent needed this.

Here's what I've learned since founding Creating Champions For Life:

Not every parent is as fortunate as I was to find this early.

Many of the 300+ families we've helped came to us after:

😒 Years of failed therapy
😡 Multiple medications that didn't work
🤬 Violence and property destruction
🥵 School expulsions or arrests
😱CPS involvement
😬 Residential treatment discussions

And even in those extreme cases — after years of conventional approaches failed them — these principles still work.

Because they address what everyone else misses: developing the child from the inside out.

Thomas and I married in 2013, and together we built Creating Champions For Life to help parents who, like me, feel in their hearts there has to be another way.

Whether you're at the beginning of this journey or you've been fighting for years — whether your child's behavior is mild defiance or severe crisis — these principles work.

If you feel in your heart there has to be another way, you're right.

Let me show you what it is.


— Bonnie Liotta

"My 11-year-old son had been on medication for years. Nothing was working. What happened after we started CCFL shocked me."
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Learn to Speak Kid (PDF + Audiobook) - The complete 12 CCFL principles to transform your home from chaos to calm.
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Raising Healthy, Happy, Cooperative Kids (PDF + Audiobook) - End power struggles by understanding the hidden meaning behind defiance and discover how to empower them.
If sold separately: $37

The Master Plan Training Collection (Video Course) - The step-by-step implementation guides to help you put the principles (outlined in Learn to Speak Kid) into action.
If sold separately: $197

Help Your Child Master Their Emotions (Mini-Course) - Turn rage into emotional regulation without punishment or time-outs.
If sold separately: $97

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Real Parents, Real Stories

"I had tried everything—therapy, medication, specialists. My child's outbursts were getting worse.

I was out of answers... until I found CCFL." ▶️ Watch Marie's story (1 min)

"I had tried everything—therapy, medication, specialists. My child's outbursts were getting worse. I was out of answers... until I found CCFL." ▶️ Watch Marie's story (1 min)

"I'm a law firm owner. Pregnant with my third child, already overwhelmed by my two little ones.

I didn't think I had time for another parenting program... I was wrong."
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"I'm a law firm owner. Pregnant with my third child, already overwhelmed by my two little ones. I didn't think I had time for another parenting program... I was wrong."
▶️ Watch Jenn's transformation (45 sec)

Constant lying. Disrespect. Emotional outbursts every single day. I was losing my son...

until we discovered this approach." ▶️ Watch the turnaround (50 sec)

Constant lying. Disrespect. Emotional outbursts every single day. I was losing my son...until we discovered this approach."

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FAQs

Q: Will this work for my child's specific situation? A: This approach has worked with children diagnosed with ODD, ADHD, DMDD, anxiety, depression, and conduct disorders. If your child can understand language, these principles will work.
Q: How long before I see results? A: Most parents report seeing changes within the first week of implementation. The principles are simple but require consistency and repetition of study to develop new habits (for both you and your child).
Q: Is this just another gentle parenting book? A: Gentle parenting is authoritative parenting and based on YOU being in control with rules, boundaries, and punishment oriented discipline. CCFL is the complete step by step plan to guide your child proactively with confidence and clarity. No more not knowing what to do when your child is melting down, punching walls or throwing their desk in the classroom. 
Q: Do I need to read both books? A: They complement each other. "Learn to Speak Kid" teaches the philosophy, "Raising Healthy, Happy, Cooperative Kids" gives you the 12 principles and practical tools.
Q: Do both parents need to be involved? A: It is best for both partners to be involved but the truth is all your child needs is one person who rises up into the leader they need you to be. 

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Revolutionize Your Parenting!

I felt overwhelmed for years with parenting...this book is bringing clarity! It is written in a way that helps you to easily understand the concepts. If you are ready to take your parenting to a whole new level, I highly recommend this book. Thomas and Bonnie Liotta, the authors, are the real deal. People who genuinely want to help parents empower their children and bring peace to families. In the sea of information out there, please do yourself a favor and purchase this book!

Alex Wories
AB, Canada 
Life changing!

This book has changed the way I will forever parent. After reading this and applying the principles with my four children, we have gone from a chaotic house to a more peaceful and loving one. My one daughter struggled with ODD and it left me feeling hopeless and not knowing how to parent her. With this book I now know how to come along side her. They actually give real life examples of how to help you through situations! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Mark and Chelsey Resendes
Edmonton, Canada
Revolutionary​

My understanding of parenting was turned upside down in the very first chapter. The philosophy presented here is deceptively simple yet very profound and highly effective. It teaches how kid's brain works so differently than parent's brain. It teaches how to create the right environment for raising a successful child. One of the best chapters, I found was on how to guide vs punish. There are others that teach us to understand the hidden meaning behind complaints. We realized how we have been causing so much damage by raising our kids using dictation, over compensation and bribery. This book has helped us get closer and closer to turning the tide towards the positive direction. I believe this book is nothing short of a revolution in the way we should look at parenting.

Vivek Rathod
Cary, North Carolina
Best book I have ever read!!!!

This book has made me laugh, smile, and cry all on the same page. Bonnie and Tom wrote this book and it seems they wrote it about what my parenting life has been. I found Bonnie and Tom by the grace of God. I highly recommend this book. If you think you can’t afford it, think about this…you can’t afford to spend the rest of your parenting life the way you have been doing it.

Carlos Garza
Texas, USA
MY SON WILL NEVER BE ARRESTED AGAIN​

I DID NOT REALIZE THAT ALL THE THINGS MY SON AND I WERE GOING THROUGH IN LIFE COULD BE RESOLVED SO SIMPLY. MY SON WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ODD, ADHD, AND DMDD. I HAD TRIED EVERYTHING I COULD THINK OF TO HELP HIM: MEDICINE, THERAPY, MENTAL HOSPITALS, SPECIALTY CLASSES IN SCHOOL, NOTHING WORKED. I WAS CALLED DAILY BY THE SCHOOL TO GET HIM DUE TO SUSPENSION AND HE HAD BEEN ARRESTED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT. THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!


Rachel Hamiltion
Texas, USA
Read this book! You’ll be so grateful you did!

If you’re looking for a quick fix, this isn’t it. If you’re looking for a lasting, permanent, positive change, READ THIS BOOK (Learn to Speak Kid)!!!

This book will improve your home life, improve your relationship with your kids, and challenge you to heal and grow as an individual. I’m so thankful I found this book and the authors! You won’t regret reading this!

Alexz Currie
Arkansas, USA
So Grateful for Learn to Speak Kid!​

Can’t say enough good things about this book. Total game changer! I was so lost at what to do with my daughter. Life was so stressful with constant power struggles and disruptive behaviour. This book has the insights and tools that actually work!


Rachel Kreamer
Sherwood Park, AB, Canada
Parenting gold

Finally a book on parenting that makes sense to me. Great personal stories and so many ah ha moments. Bonnie and Thomas are the real deal. I found their videos and website after reading the book. Highly recommend.

Nicole Aleskas
Florida, USA
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