How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

This is the best self help parenting book II have come across to date. It is clear full of common sense and I did not find it patronising. I found it really useful that it points out, if we are honest with ourselves, what we all do and say. It gives you alternatives which actually make sense. It is not all about the perfect family, it is just a tool to support us mere humans.Only negative for me is the american vocabulary, which one must not be distracted by.Every now and then I just pick it up and go straight to key points, just to remind me that there are other ways to tackle issues, potential confrontations etc. it is like counting to 10 but during that having a reminder of how to move forward. I can equate how I use this book with having a good objective friend who you can run things past without feeling judged for our uncertainties.I have not read it cover to cover, I just take from it what is useful to me, which may be different for different individuals but as you can tell I just love this book and I am so glad I came across it. Thanks Adele!

Practical, down-to-earth approach for tackling even the most difficult behaviours.I've been a teacher for 20 years, but have still struggled with my own strong willed, high-spirited children. I was brought up in a very loving family, with high expectations on behaviour and attitudes. That has influenced greatly the person that I am.However, we've found that the more traditional approach of rewarding good behaviour and punishing/consequences for wrong choices doesn't work, plus I want my own children to chose the right thing because they have thought about it and think it's the right way, not just because someone is watching them!I know it is going to take some effort to change my pattern for speaking and reacting - I myself am a strong-willed person with a hot temper (which has re-emerged during this time of covid-19 where the kids are doing home learning)!! In my desperation to bring a different atmosphere to our home in this time, I dug out this book which was sitting in my kindle unread. It's offered me hope that I (and or behaviour patterns) can change. I'm now going to re-read, take notes and try to implement!!!(My only downside is that you can't read the cartoons on the Kindle as they won't enlarge. I had to read on the Kindle app on my phone to see them.)

This is a clear and helpful book on parenting skills and listening to your children.My only problem with this is for Amazon Kindle - this book has comic strip pages to demonstrate role plays - on kindle it is tiny to see even when font enlarged. Later on the flip side, there are pages of assignments for you to 'write' in your own experience or response - obviously not possible on kindle - but these pages dont fit on the kindle properly unless the font is squished down to the smallest size. So the reader has to repeatedly change the font settings to read either the comic strips or the assessments. Couldn't kindle adjust this better? and if not, why cant Amazon tell us that parts of the script are difficult to access in this format? I would prefer to know such information before buying. However this book is worth reading anyway!

I absolutely loved & enjoyed reading this book. I don’t have children yet but I’m very passionate about raising kids and acknowledging their feelings. This book gives you great insight of how you may feel if you was in your child’s shoes which gives you a better understanding of how your child may be feeling. I think sometimes we forget that children are new & trying to figure out the world, they are not naughty they are learning. There’s many things in this book that they discuss that gives you the opportunity to put it into practice. Also gives a chance to break generational cycles of what they think is “best way to parent” being understanding to your child’s needs doesn’t mean your child is spoil as what ( older generations would think or say). I think anyone can read this book parents , nursery nurses , nanny’s or parents expecting! Such a great read and highly recommend!

Liked the simple strategies and suggestions for different situations while handling the kids. Good for teachers also.

Very informative! Opens your eyes and changes the way you talk and engage woth kids

Este libro me ha cambiado la forma de dirigirme a mi hijo y ha sido una gran ayuda. Es increible como el hablarles de otra forma logra que colaboren. Lo he regalado ya a al menos 5 amigas con hijos pequeños y están encantadas.Lleno de sentido común y ejemplos que te ayudan en el día a día.

With all that is going on in the internet, it is very refreshing to read such a book that is heavily based on evidence/research studies. As a first-time parent, this book is very helpful as it taught me strategies in parenting my child, taking into consideration the holistic approach so we can get their attention and actually being listened. Thank you for the tips.

Il libro ci fa riflettere con molti esempi ed anche con efficaci disegni e fumetti su molte situazioni che un genitore affronta quotidianamente. Scritto molto bene e facile da leggere, il libro riporta l'esperienza diretta delle autrici con tantissimi genitori e ne è arricchito. Infatti il libro è stato costruito a partire da un corso che Faber e Mazlish tenevano.Il filo conduttore del libro è la comunicazione con i figli e la costruzione del loro senso critico, della loro responsabilità ed autonomia. Purtroppo non mi sembra sia tradotto in Italiano. Forse, chissà, perché un po' distante dal modo prevalente di educare nel nostro paese.