How to Say It to Your Kids: The Right Words to Solve Problems, Soothe Feelings, & Teach Values - Couverture rigide

Coleman

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0130308846 ISBN 13 : 9780130308849

Editeur : Prentice Hall, 2001

Synopsis

The latest in the popular How to Say It series, here are wise comments and effective comebacks to help today's busy and beleaguered parents answer questions, encourage dialogue, explore feelings, and teach values -- with ease and confidence. Dr. Paul Coleman reveals the six fundamental approaches to talking with children. Forming the mnemonic Tender -- Teach, Empathize, Negotiate, Do's & Don'ts, Encourage, and Report -- these six basic ways of communicating cover every conceivable issue of concern.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The latest in the popular How to Say It series, How To Say It To Your Kids offers wise comments and effective comebacks to help today's busy and beleaguered parents answer questions, encourage dialogue, explore feelings, and teach values--with ease and confidence. Dr. Paul Coleman, a family therapist and father, reveals the six fundamental approaches to talking with children. Forming the mnemonic TENDER--Teach, Empathize, Negotiate, Do's & Don'ts, Encourage, and Report--these six basic ways of communicating cover every conceivable issue of concern.

Each chapter consists of practical, how-to advice based on various scenarios, "Smart Talk" sidebars-new insights to the issues important to parents, and helpful "Rules of Thumb--"short but sweet tips, such as: The best reward for a child is a responsive parent Don't respond with a tone of voice more intense than your child's If anxiety is high, it is not a time to lecture or give advice Here's the reference manual parents will want to turn to again and again as their children age and new problems, and tougher questions, emerge. Loaded with ready-o-use-information, a puzzled or frustrated parent can come away with a new idea or strategy that can be instantly applied.

Biographie de l'auteur

Paul Coleman is a psychologist, a family therapist, and a father of three grade-school children. The author of five acclaimed books, including Getting to the Heart of the Matter and Life's Parachutes, he has appeared on the Oprah and Geraldo shows, plus dozens of regional television and radio programs. He lives in Poughkeepsie, New York.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prentice Hall
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0130308846
• ISBN 13: 9780130308849
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 374
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible