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

Lehr, Jennifer 1969- (Author).

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"--

Record details

ISBN: 9780761181514
ISBN: 0761181512
Physical Description: print
276 pages ; 21 cm
Publisher: New York, NY : Workman Publishing Co., Inc., 2016.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-270).
Formatted Contents Note:	"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?"