How to Talk So Kids Will Listen...and Listen So Kids Will Talk
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Overview
Get your kids' cooperation...without arguing. Morning hassles and bedtime battles disappear when you apply the communication techniques these experts have been teaching parents nationwide. Even if you've felt you had no other alternative than to lecture or criticize, you'll be able to reduce the wear and tear on yourself and your family with this practical program. Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish -- once frustrated mothers themselves -- use real-life situations to show how you can respect and respond to your child's feelings and satisfy your own needs.
You'll learn to: Avoid turning simple conversations into arguments Instruct rather than criticize when correcting your child Choose effective alternatives to punishment Show your child how to make amends Allow him to experience the direct consequences of his actions
See immediate changes in your relationship with your children -- changes that will mean the difference between bad feelings and good ones; between fighting and loving.
You'll learn to: Avoid turning simple conversations into arguments Instruct rather than criticize when correcting your child Choose effective alternatives to punishment Show your child how to make amends Allow him to experience the direct consequences of his actions
See immediate changes in your relationship with your children -- changes that will mean the difference between bad feelings and good ones; between fighting and loving.
Reviews (10)
How to talk so kids will listen
Written by Michelle on September 27th, 2006
- Book Rating: 4/5
I really enojyed this book. It gave many different options that presented a happy medium between letting your kids control you or being a dictator parent. I think a lot of children and parents would be better off if they would listen to this book. They do point out and I completely agree that these methods will not work with every child in every situation. But the basics will give children the tools they need to become independant thinkers that can make good choices.
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen
Written by Anonymous on September 21st, 2006
- Book Rating: 3/5
Good book for what it was supposed to be. The narration was a little superficial and glossy for me, but the points were well made. The ideas emphasized will definitely be a help with child rearing.
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen...And Listen So Kids Will Talk
Written by Anonymous on March 27th, 2006
- Book Rating: 3/5
Good for parents to undestand our kids and listen to them. I have tried several tips from this book with fantastic results.
Easy to say, tough to do...
Written by Anonymous on March 1st, 2006
- Book Rating: 3/5
I liked the theory behind this book, and found some of the suggestions useful, but this is definitely an approach to discipline and child rearing that is difficult to implement with some children. Good to hear the approach.
How to Talk so Kids Will Listen...And Listen So Kids Will Talk
Written by Gary Bevan on February 19th, 2006
- Book Rating: 1/5
I love parenting books. I did not like this one at all.
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Written by Margarito from St Charles, IL on July 2nd, 2005
- Book Rating: 1/5
IF YOU'RE A PARENT THAT BELIEVES THAT CHILDREN SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONTROL AND VOICE THEIR UPRBRINGING, THEN THIS IS A GOOD BOOK FOR YOU. THE SOFT TONE IN THE VOICE APPROACH, AND PLEADING WITH YOURS KIDS DIDN'T SIT WELL WITH ME. AS A CHRISTIAN, I FOUND THE MATERIAL CONTRADICTING ON HOW MY 7 KIDS AND 23 YEARS AS PARENT COULD HAVE BEEN ENHANCED.
Interesting Way to Look at Kids Feelings
Written by Daniel Wainwright from Fresno, CA on May 16th, 2005
- Book Rating: 3/5
Not a bad book. Had some good ideas. But, I would love for the authors to spend one day with my kids and they may have to rethink their theories. The book does make sense, in theory, but trying to apply these principles is much more difficult.
Pop Psych for Parents
Written by Gem Spector on April 23rd, 2005
- Book Rating: 2/5
Common sense advice pitched in psychological terms. A Group Hug of a book that will improve your conversational skills with your kids.
How to talk so kids will listen...And listen so kids will talk
Written by Steve Y on January 24th, 2005
- Book Rating: 3/5
It gives you some things to think about, and it makes you a little more aware of the ways you and your child respond to each other in various situations. It seems a little unrealistic on some responses, however -- at least when it comes to your child altering his behavior simply by exploring "feelings". Overall, though, it gave food for thought.
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Written by Anonymous on August 16th, 2004
- Book Rating: 4/5
Really valuable advice about how to validate kids' feelings and turn struggles into productive interactions. A little touchy-feely--sometimes a little too heavy on how kids FEEL rather than what they should just DO, and the role-playing examples always sounded like they worked out just fine. Real life isn't like this. But overall, really good communicatin techniques, and you can apply them to adults, too!