by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Publication Date: February 2012

Length: 242 pages; Audiobook duration: 8 hours 31 minutes

 

Here is the 30th Anniversary Edition of the bestselling book that will give you the know-how you need to be more effectivewith your children...and more supportive of yourself. Featuring a new Afterword - The Next Generation by Joanna Faber - this parenting classic offers fresh insights and strategies for coping with today's challenges. Enthusiastically praised by parents and professionals around the world, the down-to-earth, respectful approach of Faber and Mazlish makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful and more rewarding.

Their methods of communication - illustrated with delightful cartoons showing the skills in action - offer innovative ways to solve common problems and build foundations for lasting relationships.

"The parenting bible....You'll head off a lot of battles over the years if you read this book when your children are toddlers: How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk" by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish (Collins, 1999). Don't be put of by its pub date, it's still one of the best parenting books out there."--The Boston Globe

You'll learn innovative ways to solve such common problems as:

How to listen to-and understand-your child's concerns

How to have cooperation in your family-without nagging

How you and your child can deal with feelings

How to find alternatives to punishment

How to help your child attain a positive self image