Talking
I Only Say This Because I Love You: Talking In Families
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Why does talk in families so often go in circles, leaving us tied up in knots? Linguist Deborah Tannen reveals why talking to family members is so often painful and problematic — even when we’re all adults. Searching for signs of acceptance and belonging, we find signs of disapproval and rejection. Why do the seeds of family love so often yield a harvest of criticism and judgment? In I Only Say This Because I Love You, Tannen shows how important it is, in fami… More >>
Listening to Children: Talking With Children About Difficult Issues
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A brief, supplemental text for teachers, parents, and caregivers who wish to better communicate with children ages 2-5 about sensitive or difficult topics. The objective of this book is to inform and educate teachers, parents, and other caregivers on how to interact with children ages 2 – 5 and respond appropriately to issues of personal concern. The book includes discussions of common fears in children such as dealing with anger, aggression, siblings, birth, death,… More >>
How to Say It to Teens: Talking about the Most Important Topics of Their Lives
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A parents’ survival guide for raising teens—a new addition to the popular How to Say It series Raising teens is one of the greatest responsibilities in life. It is also one of the most challenging. So how are parents to cope—especially with the ever-growing social pressures that today’s teens face? Dr. Richard Heyman has the answer: with the right communication skills almost any problem parents face with their teenage children can be overcome. O… More >>