How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk

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 argumentsInstruct rather than criticize when correcting your childChoose effective alternatives to punishmentShow your child how to make amendsAllow him to experience the direct consequences of his actionsSee immediate changes in your relationship with your children -- changes that will mean the difference between bad feelings and good ones; between fighting and loving.


Author: Adele Faber
ISBN: 9781853407055
Format: Paperback
Pages 304