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How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen

Dealing with Whining, Fighting, Meltdowns and Other Challenges
Series: How To Talk
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How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen by Joanna Faber offers practical advice for parents on effective communication with their children. It provides strategies and real-life examples to help parents navigate difficult conversations, fostering a more understanding and cooperative family dynamic.
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You might like this book if you are looking for practical tools and effective communication strategies to handle challenging moments with children. This book may appeal to you if you want to build stronger relationships and foster collaboration and understanding within your family.

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How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen

A respectful and practical approach to communicating with your child.

A respectful and practical approach to communicating with your child

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Do you struggle with having honest and open conversations with your child? Do you find yourself at a loss for words when faced with tricky topics? From homework hassles to temper tantrums, sibling rivalry to bedtime battles, every parent has felt the weight of escalating scenarios and ineffective punishment. How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen is brimming with practical advice, relatable stories, and forward-thinking techniques designed to transform your relationship with your child.

Authored by parenting experts Joanna Faber and Julie King, this latest instalment in the internationally bestselling How to Talk series takes readers through a variety of common parenting challenges and offers clear, actionable strategies for resolving them. Whether you are dealing with digital dilemmas or navigating life-changing events like divorce, Faber and King provide tools that evolve alongside the changing nature of parenthood.

This user-friendly guide is richly filled with real-life scenarios that resonate with every parent. The book demonstrates effective communication techniques, helping you to address your child’s needs while also setting appropriate boundaries. From the classroom to the home, you'll discover methods to reduce conflict, bolster cooperation, and cultivate a more positive and connected family dynamic.

One distinguished feature of How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen is its emphasis on empathy and understanding as foundational elements of effective communication. Faber and King highlight the importance of acknowledging your child’s feelings and using that as a starting point to foster meaningful discussion and cooperation.

Accessible, insightful, and to-the-point, How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen is an indispensable resource for any parent seeking to enhance their relationship with their child. Its tips are not just theoretical but are designed to be immediately applicable, ensuring that you can start seeing improvements in your household right away. If you are navigating the complexities of modern parenting, this book is your go-to guide for building a stronger, more understanding relationship with your child.

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How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen by Joanna Faber is praised for its practical, compassionate advice on effective communication with children. Reviewers appreciate the relatable anecdotes and actionable strategies, noting that the book is both engaging and easy to understand. It is seen as a valuable resource for parents seeking to improve their interactions and resolve conflicts with their children.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788707138

Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 July 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Lagom

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 292g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

Joanna Faber lectures and conducts workshops based on her mother's work and her own experiences as a parent and educator. She contributed heavily to her mother's award-winning book, How to Talk So Kids Can Learn, with her frontline experience as a bilingual special education teacher. She wrote a new supplement for the thirtieth anniversary edition of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, entitled The Next Generation. Joanna lives in Putnam Valley, New York, with her husband, three children, dogs, cats, and an assortment of chickens.

Julie King has been teaching parenting and communication skills to parents, teachers and other professionals since 1995. She is a highly regarded workshop leader, public speaker, and parenting consultant. Her most popular workshop, How to Talk So Kids Will Listen, is based on the bestselling books of Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. She has presented to numerous schools, nonprofits, and parent groups. Julie and her husband have three children and live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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