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

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Workman Publishing, [2016]Description: 276 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780761181514
  • 0761181512
Other title:
  • Parent speak : what is wrong with how we talk to our children--and what to say instead
Subject(s):
Contents:
"Good job!" -- "Who's my big boy?" -- "You're so cute!" -- "Give Grandma a kiss!" -- "Be careful!" -- "Can you say 'thank you'?" -- "Share!" -- "Say 'sorry'!" -- "Tickle, tickle, tickle!" -- "You're okay!" -- "Behave yourself!" -- "I said, 'right now'!" -- "Do you want a time-out?" -- "Do you want a spanking?"
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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 649.7 L524 Available 33111008761328
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Parent/Teacher Resource Collection-Children's 649.7 L524 Available 33111008731065
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A provocative guide to the hidden dangers of "parentspeak"--those seemingly innocent phrases parents use when speaking to their young children.



Imagine if every time you praise your child with "Good job!" you're actually doing harm? Or that urging a child to say "Can you say thank you?" is exactly the wrong way to go about teaching manners? Jennifer Lehr is a smart, funny, and fearless writer who "takes everything you thought you knew about parenting and turns it on its ear" (Jennifer Jason Leigh).



Backing up her lively writing and arguments with research from psychologists, educators, and organizations like Alfie Kohn, Thomas Gordon, and R.I.E. (Resources for Infant Educarers), Ms. Lehr offers a conscious approach to parenting based on respect and love for the child as an individual.



Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-270).

"Good job!" -- "Who's my big boy?" -- "You're so cute!" -- "Give Grandma a kiss!" -- "Be careful!" -- "Can you say 'thank you'?" -- "Share!" -- "Say 'sorry'!" -- "Tickle, tickle, tickle!" -- "You're okay!" -- "Behave yourself!" -- "I said, 'right now'!" -- "Do you want a time-out?" -- "Do you want a spanking?"

"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.

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