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| Title Statement | Parentspeak: what's wrong with how we talk to our children--and what to say instead / Jennifer Lehr. |
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| Alternative Title(s) | Parent speak |
| Author | Lehr, Jennifer, 1969- |
| Publication | New York: Workman Publishing,[2016]©2016 |
| Extent of Item | 276 pages |
| ISBN | 0761181512 (pbk.) 9780761181514 (pbk.) |
| Other Number | 2893772 |
| Contents | "Good job!" -- "Who's a big boy?" -- "You're so cute!" -- "Give grandma a kiss!" -- "Be careful!" -- "Can you say thank you?" -- "Share!" -- "Say sorry!"-- "Here comes the tickle monster!" -- "You're okay!" -- "Behave yourself!" -- "I said, right now!" -- "Do you want a time out?" -- "Do you want a spanking?". |
| Bibliography | Includes bibliographical references and Internet addresses. |
| Summary | "Imagine if every time you praise your child with "Good job!" you're actually doing more harm than good, offering meaningless approval instead of actually engaging with your child? Or that insisting "Can you say thank you?" is exactly the wrong way to go about teaching manners? Jennifer Lehr is a smart, funny, fearless writer who takes on "parentspeak" and, in the process, offers a conscious, compassionate approach to parenting"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Success in children |
| Children--Conduct of life | |
| Interpersonal communication in children | |
| Child rearing | |
