A review by rjskitt
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Elaine Mazlish, Adele Faber

3.0

I tried to read this book twice. The concepts are solid. I was able to use many of their tips to improve my communication and my relationship with my kids. But I was so put off by the way they say NOT to speak to your kids that I couldn't even read any more. Calling kids names like "dumb", insulting them, etc. I know that they are telling me not to say these things but I cannot even imagine ever saying anything like this to my kids (or to anyone else, for that matter!). I was never spoken to in this manner as a child either, growing up in the 70's and 80's. It just makes the rest of the book tough to read.