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Helpful, But I Sure Wish I Had a Magic Wand

How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 by Joanna Faber and Julie King

July 26, 2024 by Tracy Leave a Comment

This book is designed to help parents effectively communicate with “[t]errible two-year-olds, truculent three-year-olds, ferocious four-year-olds, foolhardy five-year-olds, self-centered six-year-olds, and the occasional semi-civilized seven-year-old.” Co-author Joanna Faber is the daughter of a co-author of the well-known How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen so Kids Will Talk. It’s focused on providing skills that parents can use with their young children. The book is divided into two sections. The first is the “Essential Toolbox” of broad categories of tools, such as tools for […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Joanna Faber, Joanna Faber and Julie King, Julie King

Tracy's CBR16 Review No:44 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Joanna Faber, Joanna Faber and Julie King, Julie King ·
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Kids and grown-ups are different! (Why is that so hard for me to remember? )

How to Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber

August 19, 2020 by Fiat.Luxury Leave a Comment

I haven’t read a lot of parenting books–I’d rather read fiction–but I had a 4-month solo parenting stint due to COVID, and there was a point in the middle of that stint, after a long, loud, frustrating day, where I thought, surely, there must be a better way.  I Googled, and bought this book. This book is a winner.  It’s easy to read, the anecdotes are illustrative and snappy, and the principles are repeated so your foggy parent-brain can remember them, but not repeated so […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: How to talk so little kids will listen, Joanna Faber, Parenting, parenting little kiddos

Fiat.Luxury's CBR12 Review No:11 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: How to talk so little kids will listen, Joanna Faber, Parenting, parenting little kiddos ·
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