How to talk so little kids will listen a survival guide to life with children ages 2-7

For over thirty-five years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk for its respectful and effective solutions to the unending challenges of raising children. Now, in response to growing demand, Adele's daughter, Joanna Faber, along with Julie King,...

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Main Authors: Faber, Joanna (Author), King, Julie (Author)
Other Authors: Faber, Coco (Illustrator), Faber, Tracey (Illustrator), Manning, Sam Faber (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2017.
Edition: First Scribner edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Part I The Essential Toolbox
  • Tools for Handling Emotions . . . What's All the Fuss about Feelings?
  • Tools for Engaging Cooperation . . . Feelings Schmeelings, She Has to Brush Her Teeth
  • Tools for Resolving Conflict . . . Avoiding Combat on the Home Front
  • Tools for Praise and Appreciation . . . Not All Odes Are Equal
  • Tools for Kids Who Are Differently Wired . . . Will This Work with My Kid?
  • The Basics . . . You Can't Talk Your Way Out of These
  • Part II The Tools In Action
  • Food Fights
  • The Battle at the Kitchen Table
  • Morning Madness
  • Escaping the Intense Gravitational Pull of Your Home
  • Sibling Rivalry
  • Give the Baby Back!
  • Shopping with Children
  • Mayhem at the Market
  • Lies
  • Kids and the Creative Interpretation of Reality
  • Parents Have Feelings, Too
  • Tattling
  • Snitches and Whistle-Blowers
  • Cleanup
  • The Dirtiest Word
  • Doctor's Orders
  • Medicine, Shots, Blood Draws, and Other Horrors
  • Shy Kids
  • Fear of Friendly Folks
  • Little Runaways
  • Kids Who Take Off in the Parking Lot and Other Public Places
  • Hitting, Pinching, Poking, Punching, Pushing
  • I Barely Touched Him!
  • Sleep
  • The Holy Grail
  • When Parents Get Angry!
  • Troubleshooting
  • When the Tools Don't Work.