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Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish are internationally acclaimed experts on communication between adults and children.
Known for: How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
This classic parenting guide offers practical communication strategies to help parents and children cooperate more effectively. Through real-life examples and exercises, it teaches how to express feelings without blame, engage children's cooperation, and resolve conflicts peacefully. The book emphasizes empathy, respect, and problem-solving to build stronger parent-child relationships.
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Helping Children Deal with Their Feelings
Every feeling a child expresses—whether anger, sadness, fear, or disappointment—is a call for understanding. Too often, adults respond with logic or correction instead of empathy. When a child cries because a playmate took their toy, we rush to soothe or distract: “Don’t cry, you have other toys.” B...
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Engaging Cooperation
Once feelings are acknowledged, parents face the next challenge: how to get children to cooperate without resorting to threats, punishment, or endless nagging. Traditional commands—“Clean your room now!”—often spark resistance. In our workshops, we found that description works far better than accusa...
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