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Looking to improve communication skills with your kids? Then check out “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen.” It’s a great book that provides practical insights into the daily lives of parents; expect to learn these practical how-tos:
- Cope with your child’s negative feelings, such as frustration, anger, and disappointment.
- Express your strong feelings without being hurtful.
- Engage your child’s willing cooperation.
- Set firm limits and maintain goodwill.
- Use alternatives to punishment that promote self-discipline.
- Understand the difference between helpful and unhelpful praise
- Resolve family conflicts peacefully.
We want to create an emotional climate that encourages children to cooperate because they care about themselves, and because they care about us.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber
Ever notice how good parenting advice, is just good advice for any relationship? Here’s a other quote I just couldn’t leave out of this review:
What’s important for the child is that he continue to see himself as part of the solution rather than as part of the problem.
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen by Adele Faber
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