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What do you say? : how to talk with kids to build motivation, stress tolerance, and a happy home Cover Image Book

What do you say? : how to talk with kids to build motivation, stress tolerance, and a happy home / William Stixrud, PhD, and Ned Johnson.

Stixrud, William R., (author.). Johnson, Ned, 1970- (author.).

Summary:

"If you're a parent, you've had a moment--maybe many of them--when you've thought, "How did that conversation go so badly?" At some point after the sixth grade, the same kid who asked "why" non-stop at age four suddenly stops talking to you. And the conversations that you wish you could have--ones fueled by your desire to see your kid not just safe and healthy, but passionately engaged--suddenly feel nearly impossible to execute. The good news is that effective communication can be cultivated, learned, and taught. And as you get better at this, so will your kids."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781984880369
  • ISBN: 1984880365
  • Physical Description: 322 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: [New York] : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-307) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Why effective communication with kids is so important now -- Communicating empathy: a recipe for closeness and connection -- The language of a parent consultant -- Communicating a nonanxious presence -- Pep talks: talking to help kids find their own motivation -- The language-and silence-of change: understanding ambivalence -- "What if I don't want to live up to my potential?" Communicating healthy expectations -- Talking to kids about the pursuit of happiness -- The hard ones: talking with kids about sleep and technology -- What about consequences?

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Subject: Achievement motivation in children.
Parent and child.
Stress management for children.
Self-reliance in children.
Parenting.

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