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Parentspeak : what's wrong with how we talk to our children--and what to say instead

Lehr, Jennifer, 1969-2017
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"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"--
Main title:
Parentspeak : what's wrong with how we talk to our children--and what to say instead / by Jennifer Lehr.
Author:
Lehr, Jennifer, 1969-, author
Work:
Parentspeak : what's wrong with how we talk to our children--and what to say instead
Imprint:
New York, NY Workman Publishing Co., Inc., 2017.
Collation:
pages cm.
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?".
ISBN:
9780761181514
Dewey class:
649.7649​.7
LC class:
HQ769
Language:
English
Added title:
Parent speak : what's wrong with how we talk to our children--and what to say instead
Subject:
Success in childrenChildren -- Conduct of lifeInterpersonal communication in childrenChild rearing
BRN:
381634
Bookmark link:
https://cockburnlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/BIBENQ?SETLVL=&BRN=381634
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