Each chapter focuses on specific communication situations between adults and children, providing examples of typical exchanges and how those exchanges can be altered to encourage the child to communicate more appropriately or cooperate more fully. Whether you are a parent, teacher, or therapist, this book provides wonderful ideas on how to communicate with children, divided into sections about how to deal with children’s feelings, engaging cooperation, alternatives to punishment, encouraging autonomy, praise, freeing children from playing roles, and putting it all together. How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk is an easy and enjoyable read filled with stories, anecdotes, assignments to help you apply the suggestions, and even comic strips illustrating the principles outlined in the book. They have written other New York Times bestsellers such as Siblings Without Rivalry, and have also created several books designed to help children with communication skills. The book is written by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, experts on communication between adults and children who studied under expert psychologist, Dr. That’s what the book, How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk is all about. Communicating with children is an art form, especially when it comes to eliciting desired behaviors.
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