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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk is an excellent communication tool kit based on a series of workshops developed by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish. Faber and Mazlish (coauthors of Siblings Without Rivalry) provide a step-by-step approach to improving relationships in your house. The "Reminder" pages, helpful cartoon illustrations, and excellent exercises will improve your ability as a parent to talk and problem-solve with your children. The book can be used alone or in parenting groups, and the solid tools provided are appropriate for kids of all ages.
Book Description
You Can Stop Fighting With Your Chidren!
Here is the bestselling book that will give you the know–how you need to be more effective with your children and more supportive of yourself. 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.
Customer Reviews:
THIS BOOK WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE - AMAZING COMMUNICATION SKILLS .......2007-10-14
THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF EVERY ONE I LOVE!!!!
IT IS EASY TO READ AND EASY TO USE THEIR SUGGESTIONS FOR A HUGE CHANGE IN RELATIONSHIPS.
IT IS A MUST READ - NOT JUST FOR PARENTS - THE PROACTIVE, POSITIVE WAY TO COMMUNICATE IS USEFUL IN ALL RELATIONSHIPS. THEY DO A VERY GOOD JOB OF TEACHING ACTIVE LISTENING.
EASY READ !!!!
MUST READ!!!!
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!
THE WORLD WOULD BE BETTER PLACE IF EVERYONE READ THIS BOOK!!
A True Fundamental.......2007-10-14
My mom pretty much raised my brother and me according to this book, and I give it most of the credit for how good our relationships remain to this day. When I was in college for my Teacher's Certificate, I got myself a copy and found it more useful than any of my textbooks.
Yes, it's got cartoonish drawings. Yes, sometimes things are presented in a somewhat simplistic fashion. That's because this is a book to be used with your kids, not just from your end. Go through it, do the exercises, and then do them with your kids. You'll be amazed at the difference it will make in your approach to conflicts.
Not just conflicts with kids, either. Pretty much all of the techniques in this book can be applied to any conflict situation with good results.
ONE GREAT PARENTING BOOK.......2007-09-30
I learned many ways of listening to my children, making them talk, very helpful in many ways. One great parenting book. A MUST HAVE FOR MOMS and DADS!! My husband read too and helped him to see a whole new way of managing trantuns and every day circunstances with the children.
There are better books on the market on this topic.......2007-09-25
This book has a lot of little cartoon drawings which I personally find annoying in a book geared towards adults. In the book and the cartoon drawings there are many sample conversations of what a parent should say and then how the child will respond. Most of the cartoon scenarios depict best case results, with the children positively responding when the parents use the tactics suggested in the book. I can see where some parents might like this book and some children might respond positively. However, I think it seems a bit naive on the part of the authors to assume that all children will respond exactly as they predict based on being talked to in a certain way. I agree with another reviewer that said the content and drawings were kind of cheesy.
I find the number of recent glowing, over the top reviews that pushed my review down the page interesting since this book has already been out several years, and I bought my copy at a book close out store. Many of the other reviews read a bit more like advertisements to me than actual book reviews.
Instead of buying this book I would recommend the book Assertive Discipline by Lee Canter and Marlene Canter. It is much more professionally written, geared towards adult readers and I suspect the ideas in that book would be more applicable to a wider variety of children's personality types.
Such a BIG difference in my family!.......2007-08-16
Wow I thought I was an encouraging loving mother until I read this book, there are all kinds of little things I was doing that were kind of undermined my kids self esteem and confidence! What a shocker for me! I have also read How To Talk So Kids Can Learn, another EXCELLENT book. That book was the beginning of a much more positive homeschool situation and excelled learning!!! Both books have transformed me from a frazzled tired Mom to a much less stressed one, knowing simple ways to make a difference in my kids lives...the best part is that the more confident and happy the kids are (and the happier I am from not being so overwhelmed) the better they behave daily! I checked the book out from the library but am going to buy a copy of my own to keep and share!!! I wish every parent and teacher could read this book!
Book Description
The perfect book to help you give your oppositional-defiant child the help he or she needs.
Customer Reviews:
Great Doable Parenting Skills.......2007-05-13
This book was a very easy read. It was very insightful and had a lot of useful information when dealing with a defiant child. All of the parenting advise was doable and very adaptive.
Informative Read.......2007-05-07
The descriptions of the ODD child's view of the world were quite insightful. I also liked the idea of holding children accountable for their actions, something that doesn't seem to happen enough. However, I have a feeling that most parents will balk at the extremes they will have to go to in order to get their child to change. They may intellectually understand what needs to be done, but if people had the stamina to enforce such consequences in the first place, there wouldn't be so many ODD children needing help. Still, a very informative book that I will recommend to others.
A must for raising teenagers.......2007-04-04
This book became my "bible" for raising my teenage daughter. All parents of teenagers should read this book!
GREAT PARENTING MANUAL FOR ODD CHILDREN.......2007-03-31
This is a fantastic book to help parents parent ODD kids. It is easy to use and the techniques work very quickly. If your house is in chaos because your kiddo has taken over and ruling the roost, this book will help you gain control again and YOUR SANITY.
Dealing with Defiant Teen........2007-03-31
I sent this book to my sister, and she found some of it helpful, but not all because of the unique situation she has with her teen. She has gotten a bit saturated with advice, which is not always so helpful.
Book Description
The renowned #1 New York Times bestselling authors share their advice and expertise with parents and teens in this accessible, indispensable guide to surviving adolescence.
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish transformed parenting with their breakthrough, bestselling books Siblings Without Rivalry and How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk. Now, they return with this revolutionary guide that tackles the tough issues teens and parents face today.
Filled with straightforward advice and written in their trademark, down–to–earth, accessible style sure to appeal to both parents and teens, this all–new volume offers both innovative easy–to–implement suggestions and proven techniques to build the foundation for lasting relationships. From curfews and cliques to sex and drugs, it gives parents the tools to help their children safely navigate the often stormy years of adolescence.
Customer Reviews:
Respectful communication..........2006-12-20
This book offers excellent advice for communication between parents and teens. The principles taught in this book are useful for every area of
our busy lives. Basically, it reminds us to think before we speak and to speak to others with respect, the way we would prefer to be spoken to. The book also encourages parents to allow their teens to make choices where appropriate and encourage them to learn how to make their own decisions.
How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk.......2006-08-15
The book offered lots of examples that involves changing the way you word things when speaking to your teen with the goal that it will have a more positive affect on conversations with your kids. It's worthwhile in the sense that it gives helpful examples of "conversation starters" to hopefully get the teen talking. But it's no guarantee either that you will get the response you're looking for because the person you're trying to talk to or reason with has their own, seperate agenda. So it's a good starting point rather than a "quick fix" which, when looking at the big picture, should work out a lot better.
How to Talk so Teens Will Listen and Listen so Teens Will Talk.......2006-08-09
Very useful strategies for interacting in a positive way with Teens without compromising either their or your own sense of self. I found it to be very readable and down to earth with plenty of examples and case studies to illustrate real life use of the stratagies. It gives permission to be creative and have fun on the way while maintaining respect for all. Warmly recommend.
Another great book by these 2 wonderful ladies.......2006-07-20
I recentely read this and it really helped me with dealing with issues with my almost teenager, I highly recommend this book.
At last! Skills that work with teenagers!.......2006-03-03
Nineteen years ago I had reached the end of my "motherhood rope". The kids were fighting, whining, manipulating, throwing tantrums... just generally being "kids." But one day it just became way too overwhelming, so I left them home with their dad and escaped to the mall. While in the bookstore I couldn't help but notice an enticing book cover: "How To Talk So Kids Will Listen And Listen So Kids Will Talk." "That'll be the day!" I grunted, but walked across the aisle to page through the book... Inside I noticed what an easy read this book was for busy mothers like myself; cartoons showing me skills such as "Instead of nagging, try saying it with a word!" Interesting! I took the book home and that very skill was the first one I tried ----- and the first of many that worked! (Instead of nagging that we didn't own the electric company because I saw the bathroom light had been left on, I simply said "Lights!" and the kids actually jumped up to shut the light!)
Amazing!! I had to share this wonderful book with my friends at the PTA!! The PTA said "We'll sponsor a workshop if you lead it!" I agreed, and have been leading workshops based on the Faber/Mazlish series successfully for the past nineteen years. The only thing missing was help for the parents of teenagers, but thanks to the authors, that problem is now solved. The positive feedback on this book from parents in my classes has been heartwarming. Unruly, sullen teens were now taking the time to have conversations with their parents, agreeing to accompany families on vacations, cleaning their rooms, and getting haircuts!!! There was no end to the good news I was receiving in my classrooms! Is this book a magic bullet? A miracle cure to the teenage "attitude disease?" Wake up! There are no magic bullets, and anyone who has taken my class will tell you that I don't promise miracles, but I do promise calm. Could you use some "calm" in your home? Thanks to Adele and Elaine's revamping of Dr. Haim Ginott's teachings to fit the teenage years, you can breathe a little easier. Pick up a copy of this book and slowly start incorporating the skills into your home life; you won't be disappointed, I promise.
Isn't it time for you to experience the "calm?"
Book Description
Poetry can be fun-especially when we can read it, hear it, and discover its many delights with the help of cartoon character Professor Driscoll, delightful illustrations, and the poetry read aloud on CD.
This wide-ranging journey through the history and highlights of the world's poetry covers everything from epics and odes to nonsense verse and haikus, and is filled with examples of every style.
The multimedia package encourages children to listen, read, and learn-and opens the door to a lifetime of appreciation of a rich literary tradition.
It painlessly introduces kids (and parents, too) to the greatest poets in history, from Homer and Shakespeare to Robert Frost and Ogden Nash-and provides excellent examples of their work and commentary on what makes it so special. In short, this is a galloping tour through poetic history loaded with all of our most significant and beloved poems. In addition to charming illustrations on every lively page, A CHILD'S INTRODUCTION TO POETRY contains a full-length CD with wonderful renditions of the poems read by professional actors.
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful! My 6 & 8 year old boys love this!.......2007-04-22
Wow! I have been trying to introduce poetry to my boys since they were toddlers and the only feedback I ever received was blank stares - maybe it was my reading style. But, for some reason, they just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this CD. We listen to it in the car and fight over which poem we listen to first. Some of our favorites are The Pied Piper, Thomas' Do Not Go Gently into that Good Night, the limericks (I was a bit worried when it started with There was an old man from Nantucket. . . . - but it is actually the children's version, obviously) and Kit Marlowe's The Passionate Shepard to His Love. My 8 year old has several of the classics almost memorized.
Our only complaint is the reading of Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky. It is somewhat flat and not at all as exciting as it could be.
Nonetheless, it is a great, rich, collection of beautiful poetry that your kids will enjoy. It truly is one of our favorites.
Whimsically Thorough.......2007-04-15
I found this book through a bookstore display, and am very pleased with it. This is a well thought out, thorough introduction to basic poetry forms, with familiar poems--a comfort to the parent who may want to read this material to the younger child. The drawings are really fun, with enough on the page for the jaded 21st century eye to look at. If that weren't enough, there's a CD of the poems, so the reader can also hear them spoken, an important element of poetry.
I think the breadth of the poetry styles chosen, including the nursery rhymes and limericks, is just right, and can be expanded on by the parent or teacher by reaching beyond the book. I plan to use this book as a basis for some directed summertime reading for my grandkids, but this book is easily enjoyed by the adult.
A nice resource for homeschoolers (or any parent who would like their children to read and enjoy poetry).......2006-11-20
I homeschool my children (ages 7 and 9), and I wanted to add poetry to their literature curriculum. I found this book at the library, and it was a perfect introduction to the many forms of poetry, with great examples for each. The biographies of famous poets in the second half of the book were also a very useful teaching tool. They were short, informative and interesting. (I learned a few things myself...)
I kept the book in the car, and my children took turns reading (aloud and to themselves). They looked forward to their poetry lessons, and even memorized a few poems on their own accord. My son read Poe's "The Raven," and commented, "I don't understand it, but it's scary, somehow." I found it fascinating that a poem writeen almost 200 years ago could frighten a modern-day child.
This book was a wonderful tool to pique my children's interest in poetry. I plan to buy or borrow other books on poetry to cultivate their budding interest.
I can't comment on the CD as it was no longer included in the library book. However, my children and I enjoyed this book so much that I will definitely purchase it soon.
Engaging for both child and parent.......2006-04-15
My son is only in preschool and has a lot of fun with this book, and I think it has enough variety and range that we'll return to it for years. There is great background material for parents to read and think about, and perhaps share with their kids as they get older. The performance of the poems on the CD is lackluster, but the overall quality of the book's text and selections is superb.
A great collection.......2004-12-17
My daughter's only 3, but her latest routine is to pick poems from this book to read before bed. Which is great, it's something we both can enjoy. I like the book's entertaining illustrations and helpful, down-to-earth writing style. I'd recommend it to anyone!
Customer Reviews:
Do-Watch-Listen-Say.......2007-10-08
This book is a great tool for working with children on the Autism spectrum. Theory, assessment checklist and therapy activities are all included.
Very Useful Book.......2007-03-12
Do Watch Listen Say - is a book that I was required to purchase for a class. Although is was required reading, I found it to be very helpful in planning and implementing strategies for teaching a range of students, including late talkers and kids with communication delays in addition to those diagnosed with ASD. Highly recommended for both teachers and parents - easy to follow and read. Good hands-on suggestions.
Useful.......2005-02-22
I am a speech therapist and found this book to be a useful addition to my library, although I would suggest that anyone looking for information on autism check out multiple sources. There are simply too many viewpoints out there and too many different techniques for any one book to be 'the' book on treating autism. Also, this book was published in 2002 and at this point many of the suggestions will probably be nothing new to anyone familiar with the fundamentals of social skills training, using visual aides, and incorporating sensory techniques into therapy.
This book gives a good, balanced overview of how to effectively work with an autistic child. There were also a number of good suggestions and ideas for how to plan therapy sessions. I found some of the suggested activities to be a bit mis-matched in terms of ability level - some of the suggested 'games' for very basic skills, for example, seemed too complex for children working at such a beginning level. Overall, though, a good resource.
Thanks Ms. Quill!.......2003-10-03
A practical book with some great advice for therapists and parents on having your autistic child OBSERVE AND LEARN FROM THEIR ENVIRONMENT! That is what we want right?
I like this book because it gave me practical advice to work with my son the very same day on suggestions that work.
For the holidays and birthdays give this book to your therapists/aides and teachers vs. another gift. It is a good, worthwhile read.
A very useful resource.......2002-08-13
A very practical, hands-on approach to working with the autistic child.
Book Description
You can stop fighting with your teenager!
Internationally acclaimed parenting experts Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish have helped millions of families with their breakthrough, bestselling books How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk and Siblings Without Rivalry. Now, they return with this lively, down-to-earth guide that tackles today's tough issues. Within these pages you'll discover the innovative Faber & Mazlish approach to maintaining a candid, open, mutually respectful dialogue between parents and teens, and learn how to:
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Listen and respond helpfully to your teenager's concerns
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Express your irritation or anger without being hurtful
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Take action without punishing
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Encourage your teen to assume responsibility
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Work out problems together
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Talk about sex and drugs without preaching or alienating
Customer Reviews:
Easy read, some good ideas.......2007-06-27
This book is an easy read and has some good ideas for the child that falls with one standard deviation on a bell shaped curve. It lacks addressing the special needs adolescent or the child that cannot be reasoned with.
Enjoy this quick read that so effectively helps you achieve the "impossible"--a loving relationship with your teens........2007-05-18
Do you remember how supportive and understanding your parents were during your teenage years? Do you recall how you could confide in them, how they trusted your judgment and how appreciative they were of your help?
For most, the answer is simple--"no!"
Flash forward: Would your own teenagers consider you loving and understanding? Do they confide in you? Do they feel trusted and appreciated by you? And...do you feel loved, understood, trusted and appreciated by your teens?
What gets in the way in the way of "yes" answers to these questions? In this book Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish explore the teenage years and help parents and teens get closer to "yes" answers. They show what goes wrong (e.g., blaming, name-calling, lecturing, playing martyr) and help both parents and teens develop an attitude of earned respect and appreciation for one another. Impossible? Think again--open the pages and hear the stories of parents who have just about given up on their teens--whether it's dealing with sassing, homework, chores, hanging with the "wrong crowd" ...sexual promiscuity, binge drinking, "experimenting with pot" or discovering that your daughter has plans to meet a strange man she's been hooking up with on the internet-- watch how the right attitude and skills dramatically improve life at home.
Enjoy this quick read that so effectively helps you achieve what you might have written off as impossible--a loving relationship with your teens.
great book!.......2007-02-06
This book is easy-to-read, not too long or dense, and full of great ideas of how to relate better to your kid. I recommend it to all parents, even if you think you're doing pretty well already (and especially if you're not!).
Book Description
H. Norman Wright provides practical advice and encouragement to parents on how they can learn their child's emotional language, unlocking the door to their child's heart-and vastly improved relationships! Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to talk so that both children and teens will listen. This book will take the frustration out of parents' interactions with their kids when they master Childspeak and Teenspeak. All it takes is learning to package words in such a manner that kids and teens want to listen. These principles of parent-child communication are time-tested and proven approaches that will change and improve family communication.
Customer Reviews:
Looks like a helpful book.......2004-12-17
I have appreciated Wright's book on Communication in Marriage, and thought this one could be helpful to get parents thinking about parenting and talking to children.
And I have found it to be as good as it looks.
Wright stresses letting your children be themselves and not trying to change their basic personalities. But he also gives ideas about helping your child to learn how to deal with their own special personalities.
For example, if you have a child who takes a long time to think and respond, don't ask them to change, but give them extra time to think things through.
I think every parent would benefit by thinking through what he has to say.
I also recommend Tim Kimmel's Grace-based Parenting stimulating.
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Grownups don't like being corrected, scolded, or peppered with silly questions (or sillier requests), so why would babies? Yet babies get it in both ears, all day long: "No, no! Mustn't touch! Say 'apple', not 'apppppft!' What does the piggy say? Tell Mommy what the piggy says!"
Speech and language therapist Dr. Sally Ward concludes that not only do infants and toddlers dislike such talk, they can also suffer from too much of it--just as much as children who don't receive enough verbal stimulation. In the process of creating an intervention program to help kids with existing language problems, Ward and colleague Derdre Birkett also discovered that these BabyTalk techniques could actually prevent language problems from ever developing. The prescription: 30 minutes of your undivided attention a day, where baby's job is to explore and your job is to provide a quiet environment, age-appropriate commentary, game playing, and sensory stimuli.
Ward organizes her clinically supported recommendations by age group, starting with the birth-to-3-months crowd and concluding with 4-year-olds. Each chapter covers an age group's typical physical and mental development, as well as language recognition and use, listening ability, and attention span. As Ward goes on to detail appropriate playtime activities, she often reminds readers to avoid disruptive patterns of questioning, correcting, and scolding. Better to offer simple comments and lots of sound effects, and to repeat your baby's utterances, than to launch into wordy descriptions. Throughout the book, Ward expertly adds a documented study here, an anecdote there, to cinch her case for quality one-on-one time. Never stuffy and only slightly motherly (the author likes the phrase "your little child"), BabyTalk provides encouraging words and proven tools for building a solid learning foundation. --Liane Thomas
Book Description
Parents profoundly influence their child’s language development, including their ability to listen, understand, and communicate. From birth to three years is the crucial window of opportunity during which a child’s learning potential is at its fullest and most formative. Now with this amazing book, parents can use the revolutionary BabyTalk program to maximize their baby’s language skills– and provide a solid foundation for later learning–in just thirty minutes a day!
A simple and fun one-on-one program created by a renowned speech and language therapist, BabyTalk is based on extensive clinical experience and is firmly rooted in natural parent-child interaction. What’s more, it fits into the normal pattern of your child’s play! You’ll discover how to best talk to your child–and what to talk about–at each stage of development, including how to
• CREATE an environment in your home that most benefits your baby’s development
• NURTURE your child to become a confident communicator
• STRENGTHEN his or her ability to concentrate and retain information
• STIMULATE your child with specific toys and books at each stage
• RECOGNIZE problems that may hinder language development
• PRESENT games, play ideas, and words to stimulate the imagination
Use BabyTalk to give your baby a lifelong advantage for learning!
Customer Reviews:
Very effective!.......2007-02-21
When my daughter was 18 months, she would say "ball" and "car" and that was it. She didn't point to body parts at that point or follow other simple commands.
I found the book BabyTalk: Strengthen Your Child's Ability to Listen, Understand, and Communicate by Dr. Sally Ward to be very helpful. The author is a speech therapist in England who has done studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of her BabyTalk program. The book is divided by age from birth to 4 years old, and describes what children should be able to do at each age and how to help them develop further. It took a little while to understand the organization of the book by age and how to implement the program. That could be spelled out a little more clearly. However, I was able to figure it out pretty quickly and it was well worth it.
Basically, I needed to use very simple sentences like, "That's a book" and make an effort to teach my daughter vocabulary. It's very simple to implement, but I didn't know what to do until the book spelled it out. My daughter has progressed very rapidly since then. At 19-1/2 months, she speaks over 60 words and has good comprehension for body parts and simple commands. She speaks a new word or two every day. I will continue to use the book as a guide to how to keep up with her developing abilities and help her progress further.
No new info here.......2005-06-12
Dr Ward divided different ages into separate chapters and gives developmental characteristics for each age. The end of each chapter gives suggestions for interaction with your child. All of her suggestions were good, but are things we already do on a regular basis with our son.
Her suggestions include:
-Give him opportunities to play near other children.
-Let him use large play equipment in the park.
-Don't let your sentences get too long.
-Repeat what your child says.
Some of the information is repetitive, and many of the recommended activities are the same for each of the ages. Check it out of your library, but don't waste your money on it.
A good book, but with faults........2004-04-11
Dr. Ward's book is clearly written, and based on fantastic concepts. My eldest son is autistic, and between research and personal observation, I have seen professionals use many of the techniques Dr. Ward describes. By using this book, you will be, essentially, performing as a speech therapist for thirty minutes a day.
If you are looking for insight in a book like this, you are going to have to be willing to open your mind and accept that some of your personal concepts will have to be changed, that some facts will go against your personal understanding. Unfortunately, Dr. Ward presents both those facts and her personal opinions in the same light, making them indistinguishable.
As I said, the basis for her book is fantastic, and most of what she says is based on hard fact. A good bit, though, is based on her personal opinions on matters such as imagination, make believe, and electronic teaching techniques, and some of those opinions run contrary to established clinical studies and facts.
Read this book, but don't take its facts as being set in stone. Instead, consult other sources for your facts, make up your own mind on what is appropriate, and use Dr. Ward's book as a basic outline for a program for teaching your child.
Essential reading for parents of newborns & toddlers.......2002-01-11
I was given this book when my son was 3 months old and have been recommending it and loaning it out to friends ever since. THe focus is on speech development, but it has great ideas for play and interaction at every stage of infancy thru age 4. While the author specializes in children with speech difficulties, this program is great for all children. My son is now 24 months old and ahead in speech for his age. He seemed to learn to speak really quickly and now many of his sentences are pretty long and complex, e.g. at the playground yesterday: "Mummy, that boy is really upset because his mother is going away", or "Mummy, please can you come and see what I'm doing". I attribute this pretty much to the BabyTalk program because the principles here have really determined how his Dad and I have interacted with him ever since we got the book. Being able to communicate really well already not only makes his life less frustrating (he has only ever had a handful of tantrums), it also sets him in good stead for the future academically. I had no background in early childhood development so it's been most helpful to have such a thorough and practical book to accompany his development. There are vital principles to learn about playing with, listening to, and talking to your child that are fundamental but easy to apply, and clearly presented here. It also warns you against very common ways of talking to young children (pointless questions, correcting, asking the child to say this or that, amongst others), which turn out to be quite harmful to their speech development. In addition to giving me needed ideas about structuring our play and interactions (I ran out of ideas and sometimes became a little bored before reading the great ideas in the book), it gives you the background in cognitive and sensory development that helps you understand why they are the way they are and what's going on inside their heads. It gives you a great respect for the child and their ability to learn. There are ideas for age appropriate games, conversation, books, and toys at each stage of development. It's based solidly on research and clinical experience. This is a gem of a book and I am so thankful that I was given it early on, but it doesn't matter at what stage you get started. Go ahead and get it!
An easy method to help your child communicate........2001-06-25
Along with "Baby Signs," this book should be on the shelf of any person who wants to help boost their child's communication skills. The author advocates a daily 1/2 hour playtime during which you eliminate all distractions so that you can have one on one time with your baby/toddler/preschooler to play with her toys and focus on talking with her. One of the main points presented is that you should never outright correct a child's speech, ask them to repeat words, or ask them questions demanding an answer as this can make them feel belittled and actually hinder their speech development. Instead you should simply repeat the word back to them in its correct form and use short, direct sentences so that they can follow the words.
"Baby Talk" is full of great advice for helping your child to listen and understand. There are suggestions for toys and books for each age group (the program is for children birth to age four) and it also lists signs to look for in the case that she might need a speech therapist.
Book Description
Fears, feeding, and sleep problems, croup and tantrums, stomachaches, asthma: these are some of the problems that every parent worries about at one time or another. According to Dr. Brazelton, most of these are a normal part of growing up. Only if parents add their own anxieties to the child's natural drive toward master will these "normal problems" become laden with guilt and tension and deepen into chronic issues. If parents can learn to listen, to hear the stress that may lie behind psychosomatic complaints, they can not only remove some of the excess pressures, but also help their children toward self-understanding.
Customer Reviews:
My hero.......2002-04-24
I love Dr. T. Berry Brazelton! He puts things in such basic terms that you almost want to slap your head and say "why didn't I think of that?". It is a must for anyone with children, even the "veteran" moms and dads. I also VERY HIGHLY recommend "Touchpoints" by Dr. Brazelton. It is my bible.
Book Description
Blair Underwood, known to millions as a star of television and film, has delivered brilliant performances as a lawyer in L.A. Law and as a love interest in Sex and the City; currently, he is the voice of the title character in Nick at Nite's Fatherhood. But his proudest accomplishment is being a loving husband and father of three children who keep him in touch with the true meaning of life -- not fame, but family.
When Blair Underwood's young son told him the dream he had about "the last night before there are no more mornings and no more nights," Underwood asked him, "Who told you that?" His son replied, "God told me when he made me, but I only had one ear at the time, so I could only hear a little." Through conversations with family and friends, Underwood discovered how very often people have children who say things that have "left them with their jaws on the floor." As a consequence, he and Donyell Kennedy-McCullough created a Website as a destination for others to share their profound moments with children. The response from people all over the world was tremendous and led to the creation of Before I Got Here, a collection of the best of the conversations and stories from people's responses to the Website, revealing just how brilliant and spiritually in tune our children can be.
Before I Got Here makes you smile in the tradition of Art Linkletter's and Bill Cosby's Kids Say the Darndest Things, and inspires -- with the wonderful photographs of children taken by coauthor Donyell Kennedy-McCullough.
This book is a wonderful gift for ourselves and others, showing the inherent wisdom that children possess, with the power to astound us and change our lives.
Customer Reviews:
Fun read.......2007-01-17
This was a really fun book to read. It was nice to see the innocence and wisdom of children compiled in one book.
Robin Caldwell Review/Gospelcity.com.......2006-07-10
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Jesus chided religious leaders who were appalled by children shouting, "Hosanna to David's Son." The Savior asked them, "And haven't you read in God's Word, `From the mouths of babes I'll furnish a place of praise'?"
Actor Blair Underwood has compiled a host of stories contributed by parents, grandparents and other caregivers who have marveled over the things spoken from that place of praise - a child's mouth. Before I Got Here (Atria Books) beautifully intimates and illustrates the depth of spiritual knowledge children possess.
Underwood posits: "The occasional nonchalant `utterings' of those youngsters can now and then leave a parent speechless ... if we truly listen to what our children are telling us." His own son, Paris, tried to explain the Rapture though he was only four and had no earthly exposure to the concept. Paris informed his dad, "God told me, when he made me, but I only had one ear at the time, so I could only hear a little."
The little bit Paris heard inspired the book. Blair Underwood discovered that other parents and caregivers shared similar stories. One friend, photographer Donyell Kennedy-McCullough urged him to put the stories in a book. And it is Kennedy-McCullough's poignant and incredible images of children that grace Before I Got Here's pages.
Each story is intriguing at the very least and astounding at best. What would you say about a three-year-old who admonishes his grandmother to, "Trust and believe in the Lord your God and He shall comfort you?" He'd never been to church or read the King James Version of the Bible.
There are countless stories of children who handpicked their parents in heaven. There are other stories of children who offer often amazingly wise counsel, beyond their years and scope of experience, to adults in peril.
Before I Got Here is not a Christian book and does not endorse religion of any type. Still, it is spiritually challenging as it confirms the very special place children hold in God's heart.
Before I Got Here is a great book to stick in a gift basket to a new and older mother. And the aesthetic quality of the cover and photographs make it an excellent coffee table book.
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More religious than spiritual I believe..........2006-03-24
It definitely seems to be more religious than I expected. Although I only browsed though it, I thought there were going to be more recurring themes regarding reincarnation, children relating stories of having been here before,or knowing things beyond their circumstances. It does have some sweet stories and is nicely laid out for the reader. I got a bit choked up reading a couple of the stories.
Not impressed.......2006-03-23
I was excited to receive this book, but was not impressed with the contents. There was too much written by adults in the beginning, so I guess by the time you got to the stories of the children, it was a let down. I also thought there could have been a lot more to it. It just wasn't all it was built up to be.
Lacking.......2006-03-13
I found this book to be lacking in substance and humor. And I really wanted it to be great, I did. I heard about it from the Oprah show, and had already heard the best stories before I read it. If you have heard anything about this book, anything at all, I would save yourself the 20 bucks. I was disappointed by this book, and found that it did NOT support all the hype. I got this book from the library for free, and STILL FOUND IT to FALL SHORT of the great reviews. It is a sad day for me.
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