How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen: Whining, Fighting, Meltdowns, Defiance, and Other Challenges of Childhood
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- Create Date：2021-08-03 22:21:00
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- Author：Joanna Faber
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Summary
An all-new guide from the mega-bestselling How To Talk series applies trusted and effective communication strategies to the toughest challenges of raising children。
For forty years， readers have turned to Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish’s How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk， the book The Boston Globe called， “the parenting Bible，” for a respectful and practical approach to communication with children。 Expanding upon this work， Adele’s daughter， Joanna Faber， along with Julie King， coauthored the bestselling book， How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen。 Now， Faber and King have tailored How To Talk’s tried and trusted communication strategies to some of the most challenging childhood moments。
From tantrums to technology to talking to kids about tough topics， How To Talk When Kids Won’t Listen offers concrete strategies for these and many more difficult situations。
Part One introduces readers to the How To Talk “toolbox，” with whimsical cartoons demonstrating the basic communication skills that will transform readers’ relationships with children in their lives。 In Part Two， Joanna and Julie answer specific questions and share relatable stories， offering practical tools for addressing issues such as homework hassles， sibling battles， digital dilemmas， problems with punishment， and more。 Readers can turn directly to any topic of interest and find the help they need， with handy “reminder pages。”
Through the combination of lively stories from real parents and teachers， humorous illustrations， and entertaining exercises， How To Talk When Kids Won’t Listen offers real solutions to struggles familiar to every parent， grandparent， teacher， and anyone else who lives or works with children。
For forty years， readers have turned to Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish’s How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk， the book The Boston Globe called， “the parenting Bible，” for a respectful and practical approach to communication with children。 Expanding upon this work， Adele’s daughter， Joanna Faber， along with Julie King， coauthored the bestselling book， How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen。 Now， Faber and King have tailored How To Talk’s tried and trusted communication strategies to some of the most challenging childhood moments。
From tantrums to technology to talking to kids about tough topics， How To Talk When Kids Won’t Listen offers concrete strategies for these and many more difficult situations。
Part One introduces readers to the How To Talk “toolbox，” with whimsical cartoons demonstrating the basic communication skills that will transform readers’ relationships with children in their lives。 In Part Two， Joanna and Julie answer specific questions and share relatable stories， offering practical tools for addressing issues such as homework hassles， sibling battles， digital dilemmas， problems with punishment， and more。 Readers can turn directly to any topic of interest and find the help they need， with handy “reminder pages。”
Through the combination of lively stories from real parents and teachers， humorous illustrations， and entertaining exercises， How To Talk When Kids Won’t Listen offers real solutions to struggles familiar to every parent， grandparent， teacher， and anyone else who lives or works with children。
Reviews
Elizabeth Mellen
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Thanks to Netgalley and Scribner for the ARC of this in exchange for my honest review。 I read How to Talk So Little Kids will Listen last year， and really liked it and found that after a year I was really needing a refresher and planned to reread it， since we've been going through some serious meltdowns and refusal to listen ending in yelling lately。 When I saw this was coming out， I decided I had to request it instead。 It doesn't seem complicated， in theory， but I find in practice I do well for Thanks to Netgalley and Scribner for the ARC of this in exchange for my honest review。 I read How to Talk So Little Kids will Listen last year， and really liked it and found that after a year I was really needing a refresher and planned to reread it， since we've been going through some serious meltdowns and refusal to listen ending in yelling lately。 When I saw this was coming out， I decided I had to request it instead。 It doesn't seem complicated， in theory， but I find in practice I do well for part of the day with these tools - as I get worn down by previous issues， I start to lose my cool and my kids moods tend towards worse as we get to just before dinner。 I think I will be rereading these more often to see if that helps it to sink in as reflex to use the tools， instead of something that I put effort into as long as I can。 My favorite part of these books is that there are real life examples of children and parents interacting， in "traditional" ways and then following the "rules" that Faber and King put forward - something they work perfectly， and sometimes there is just progress， and I think that keeps it from being disheartening if it doesn't make our days instantly easier， to know that it was a process for someone else。 Definitely a book I will want to own to reference and would recommend to parents。 。。。more
Shana
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***Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review***How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk was， I think， the very first parenting book I ever read and it was way before I became a parent。 It was handed out at a babysitter training course， and skimming through it， I found it vaguely interesting but not at all relevant to my life。 Seeing this book on NetGalley immediately piqued my interest since the subject definitely applies now。 I also like to collect pare ***Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review***How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk was， I think， the very first parenting book I ever read and it was way before I became a parent。 It was handed out at a babysitter training course， and skimming through it， I found it vaguely interesting but not at all relevant to my life。 Seeing this book on NetGalley immediately piqued my interest since the subject definitely applies now。 I also like to collect parenting and child development books as part of my therapy practice， so this was a win all around！This book keeps the same general tone as the others， and remains helpful in that it breaks down caretaker-child interactions into their smallest sections and also provides readers an opportunity to quiz themselves on the best course of action in different situations。 It's an easy read that a busy parent can chip away at little by little。 。。。more
Ramblin Hamlin
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How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen， Listen so Little Kids Will Talk is one of my favorite parenting books。 I recommend it to all my friends and family who have kids。 When I saw Joanna and Julie had a new book coming out， I knew that I would read it。 Especially when I have a child， who despite using the techniques in their first book， does not listen often。The first part of the book is a small recap or reminder of the important topics discussed in their first book。 Acknowledging feelings， eng How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen， Listen so Little Kids Will Talk is one of my favorite parenting books。 I recommend it to all my friends and family who have kids。 When I saw Joanna and Julie had a new book coming out， I knew that I would read it。 Especially when I have a child， who despite using the techniques in their first book， does not listen often。The first part of the book is a small recap or reminder of the important topics discussed in their first book。 Acknowledging feelings， engaging cooperation， offering choices， problem solving， praise etc etc etc。 The second part of the book provides more examples of how to put these techniques into practice。 To be honest， it was more or less an extension of their last book。 Only there are more examples of how to apply these skills in your parenting。 The examples are more specific and therefore more helpful。 I found it useful because if a parent is having an issue with a particular battle， like sharing or homework then can flip to that specific chapter for tips。I love the writing style of these two authors。 It has great flow and they provide plenty of examples of how to put this into practice and when/how it worked for others。 Each section ends with a recap which is helpful。 The writing isn't dry or hard to follow which can be common in other parenting books。 The way the book is formatted makes it easy to skip the sections that don't apply to you at the time。I won't lie， while I enjoyed reading this book， I kept saying in my head "but what about a kid like mine？ A kid who really doesn't respond well when I acknowledge his feelings which doesn't allow me to put the other skills into practice" and then they had a whole section for me which was titled "Troubleshooting" There was some good ideas that I could try to put into practice in the future with my challenging child。Overall， I really enjoyed this book and the authors get another 5 stars from me。 I feel like this book is coming out at the perfect time。 After being home with my kids for the last 16 months because of COVID， I realized that I had defaulted away from acknowledging feelings and engaging cooperation。 I slipped back into some of the ways I used to parent before reading their first book。 This book kind of gave me a bit of a reboot which I am grateful for。 It was a refreshing read and makes me feel rejuvenated when it comes to parenting some of the challenging behaviors 。 Thank you to NetGalley and Scribner for the advanced readers' copy in exchange for my honest review。 This book comes out August 3rd！ 。。。more
Cari
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So happy to see a sequel to How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen。 This book covers a lot of the same ground， but it is an excellent reminder of the techniques that work。 Since I read the first book， the number of meltdowns in our house have definitely decreased。 My kids responded well to the tactics， specifically on problem-solving and how we approach issues where we disagree。 They feel like they're part of the family but they also don't run roughshod over me - they know their dad and I are in So happy to see a sequel to How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen。 This book covers a lot of the same ground， but it is an excellent reminder of the techniques that work。 Since I read the first book， the number of meltdowns in our house have definitely decreased。 My kids responded well to the tactics， specifically on problem-solving and how we approach issues where we disagree。 They feel like they're part of the family but they also don't run roughshod over me - they know their dad and I are in charge。 I also liked that in this book， the authors give plenty of specific situations so you can see how other parents have used the tactics， especially in tough spots like the ones listed in the title。 You may have to be creative on some things， and you are not always going to come out feeling successful， but having the tips is half the battle。 。。。more
Whitney Erwin
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Parents， you need this book！！ I have read a few parenting books in the past but this is now my favorite by far。 I found it to be very relatable， user-friendly， and easy to follow。 Being a parent is so challenging and I feel like we all need all the help we can get。 In this book， there are a lot of everyday examples and there is practice at the end of chapters which I found to be super helpful！ The practices gave me a chance to come up with what to say before implementing the scenarios with my ow Parents， you need this book！！ I have read a few parenting books in the past but this is now my favorite by far。 I found it to be very relatable， user-friendly， and easy to follow。 Being a parent is so challenging and I feel like we all need all the help we can get。 In this book， there are a lot of everyday examples and there is practice at the end of chapters which I found to be super helpful！ The practices gave me a chance to come up with what to say before implementing the scenarios with my own kids。 While I read this over the past few days， I started to put in place some of the strategies in this book and they are working！ I am seeing changes already in my kids when I speak to them differently and react to them following the techniques in this book。 I am already ready to re-read this book so I have the strategies fully ingrained in my mom brain。 This is a book I know I will be coming back to often for reference。 I will be recommending this book to all my mom friends。 This book is good for those with toddlers all the way to teenagers。 Thank you Net Galley and Scribner for a copy of this book in return for my honest review！ 。。。more
Melissa
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Joanna Faber and Julie King know how to write parenting strategy books！ I have had the pleasure of reading all their previously published books and I was thrilled to hear of their newest work。 “How to Talk When Kids Won’t Listen” is an excellent follow up to the millions of caretakers who are familiar with their previous progressions of the “How to Talk” series。 As parents， we aren’t always in optimal situations and enlisting their techniques on a regular basis can improve your communication str Joanna Faber and Julie King know how to write parenting strategy books！ I have had the pleasure of reading all their previously published books and I was thrilled to hear of their newest work。 “How to Talk When Kids Won’t Listen” is an excellent follow up to the millions of caretakers who are familiar with their previous progressions of the “How to Talk” series。 As parents， we aren’t always in optimal situations and enlisting their techniques on a regular basis can improve your communication strategy not just with children but， people in general。 Most of us want to feel heard， validated， and understood。 In those hard moments when parenting is at its most challenging， having techniques to create a safe setting and a willingness to listen makes all the difference。 Faber and King outline their suggestions beautifully through real world examples and comic style diagrams， while doing a great job of fielding those “what if” types of questions you’re likely wondering about。 The book feels real: it feels doable for the tired and frustrated， advice is specific and applicable from the first couple of pages， and applying even a few of these techniques will absolutely make a difference。 What a fabulous resource for caretakers， teachers， civic leaders， and people everywhere！ Thanks to NetGalley and Scribner for the chance read this book。 。。。more
Cereal
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