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How to talk when kids won't listen : whining, fighting, meltdowns, defiance and other challenges of childhood

Faber, Joanna2022
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Do you struggle with having honest and open conversations with your child? Do you find yourself not knowing what to say when faced with a tricky topic? From homework hassles to temper tantrums, sibling rivalry to bedtime battles, every parent has felt the weight of escalating scenarios and ineffective punishment. How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen is filled with top tips, relatable stories, and forward thinking techniques designed to transform your relationship with your child. As the latest publication in the internationally bestselling How to Talk series, this user-friendly guide sees parenting experts Joanna Faber and Julie King reveal their strategies and show you how to put them into practice in real-life scenarios. Whether you are struggling with digital dilemmas, or life-changing events like divorce, it is no secret that the challenges of parenting change over time. Accessible, helpful, and to-the-point, How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen is the go-to book to help build a better relationship with your child.
Imprint:
London : Lagom, 2022.©2021
Collation:
xi, 387 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes index.Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
IntroductionPart one: The basic communication tools. Dealing with feelingsWhy can't they just be happy?Cooperative kidsThe impossible dream? Why can't they just do what we tell them to do?None of this is working!The problem with chapter twoThe problem with punishmentand what to do insteadPraise and its pitfallsWhy do they act so bad when we tell them they're good?Part two: Trouble in paradise. Section I: Getting through the day. Enough already!When kids are completely unreasonableHow to listen when kids won't talk"How was your day?" Good. "What'd you do?" Nothing.HOmework hasslesIs my kid the only one weeping over the worksheet?All wound up and they won't calm downSection II: Unnecessary roughness. Help! My kids are fighting!Peacekeeping on the home frontHelp! My kid is hitting me!The art of self-defense against small combatantsAnimal etiquetteKids and creaturesSection III: Anxiety, fears, and meltdowns. FearsDinosaurs, spiders, and ants...oh my!Temper tantrum hotlineSeparation sadnessSection IV: Bat attitudesComplaining, whining, defiance, and other unsociable behaviors. WhiningThe sound that drives you insaneSore losersThe competition conundrumName-calling and "bad" languageSection V: Conflict resolution. SharingMine, all mine!That is not a toyWhen kids want to "share" your stuffThe digital dilemma (part 1)Managing screen time with younger childrenThe digital dilemma (part 2)Screens and older childrenDoes punishment prepare kids for "real life"?Section VI: Bedtime & bathroom battles. ToothbrushingThe most terrible torturePotty power strugglesSection VII: Touchy topics. DivorceHelping children cope with change and lossProtecting kids from problematic peopleSexIt's only a three-letter wordToo much huggingWhen affection is nonconsensualSection VIII: Troubleshooting. The trouble with you!The trouble with butThe trouble with "say you're sorry".
ISBN:
9781788707138 (pbk)9781788707138
Dewey class:
649.1
Language:
English
BRN:
519658
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Sandringham LibraryAdult Non Fiction - Health and Wellbeing649.1 FABOnloan - Due: 27 Jun 2025
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