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How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen

A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
Series: How To Talk
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How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber and Julie King is a practical guide aimed at parents and caregivers, offering effective communication strategies tailored for interacting with young children. The book provides actionable advice to manage everyday parenting challenges, ensuring that kids feel heard and understood while fostering cooperation and reducing conflicts. Through relatable anecdotes and practical tips, it serves as a valuable resource for enhancing parent-child relationships.
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You might enjoy this book if you're seeking practical strategies to effectively communicate with young children in a positive and constructive manner. With relatable anecdotes and compassionate advice, it provides helpful tools to foster cooperation and understanding with little ones, making everyday parenting challenges smoother and more rewarding.

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How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen

From the widely acclaimed HOW TO TALK series, discover tried and tested communication strategies to survive - and thrive - with kids ages 2-7.

From the widely acclaimed HOW TO TALK series, discover tried and tested communication strategies to survive - and thrive - with kids ages 2-7

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How do you respond to the toddler who won't brush his teeth? The five-year old who pinches the baby? The child who throws everything she can reach? Well, parenting experts Joanna Faber and Julie King have the answers, and are here to help.

Part of the internationally bestselling How to Talk... parenting series, this user-friendly guide provides insights and tried-and-tested strategies to navigate the everyday challenges of life with children ages 2-7, showing you how to put them into practice in real-life scenarios.

Whether you want to learn how to understand and handle your children's emotions, give effective praise, engage cooperation in the common areas of dailyβ€”and nightlyβ€”conflict, or address the special needs of children with autism and sensory issues, this accessible book is filled with top tips, relatable stories and forward-thinking techniques designed to transform how you parent your children.

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Joanna Faber and Julie King's How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen is praised for its practical, research-based guidance for parents. It encourages understanding children's emotions and promotes respectful communication, offering useful tools to build a connection without resorting to punishment. The authors are commended for their empathetic approach to both children and parents, providing insightful strategies to navigate challenging parenting moments.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788708463

Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 October 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Lagom

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 290g

Pages: 432

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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