The Gentle Art of Communicating with Kids

The Gentle Art of Communicating with Kids

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Book Description
Do you ever feel as if you and your child speak different languages?

Does your teenager fly into a rage when you ask a simple question?

Does your toddler wage the Battle of Bedtime each night?

Here's help from bestselling communications expert Suzette Haden Elgin. As the mother of five and grandmother of nine, Dr. Elgin has spent a lifetime talking with kids both personally and professionally. In this refreshingly direct and down-to-earth book, she shows you how to talk to your child about anything and everything—positively, productively, and above all, peacefully. Her personal approach employs realistic parent/child scenarios and dialogues to illustrate how it is possible to have communication without confrontation.

Her techniques will help you:

• Be a better listener
• Speak firmly, yet compassionately
• Spot early warning signs such as anger, sulking, and moodiness
• Handle a wide variety of problems, from bedtime and bathtime encounters to more serious issues such as self-esteem, teen pregnancy, and drug abuse
• Give special attention to the needs of a technically savvy "cyberchild"

Does your teenager fly into a rage when you ask a simple question?

Does your toddler wage the Battle of Bedtime each night?

Here's help from bestselling communications expert Suzette Haden Elgin. As the mother of five and grandmother of nine, Dr. Elgin has spent a lifetime talking with kids both personally and professionally. In this refreshingly direct and down-to-earth book, she shows you how to talk to your child about anything and everything—positively, productively, and above all, peacefully. Her personal approach employs realistic parent/child scenarios and dialogues to illustrate how it is possible to have communication without confrontation.

Her techniques will help you:

• Be a better listener
• Speak firmly, yet compassionately
• Spot early warning signs such as anger, sulking, and moodiness
• Handle a wide variety of problems, from bedtime and bathtime encounters to more serious issues such as self-esteem, teen pregnancy, and drug abuse
• Give special attention to the needs of a technically savvy "cyberchild"

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Book Contents:

1. The Good Gut Guide
2. The History of Childhood (The Master Work)
3. The Joy of Family Rituals : Recipes for Everyday Living
4. The Lazy Girl's Guide to Good Health
5. The Lifetime Health Journal
6. The lilaguide: Baby-Friendly Minneapolis-St Paul : New Parent Survival Guide to Shopping, Activities, Restaurants, and more… (Lilaguides)
7. The Metabolic Typing Diet: Customize Your Diet to Your Own Unique & Ever Changing Nutritional Needs
8. The New Pregnancy Week-by-Week : Understand the Changes and Chart the Progress of You and Your Baby
9. The Power of Positive Talk: Words to Help Every Child Succeed : A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Other Caring Adults
10. There's Gotta Be A Better Way: Discipline That Works!

Book Contents

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