Now Say This: The Right Words to Solve Every Parenting DilemmaA powerful new parenting book that gives parents the exact words to solve any sticky parenting situation! A toddler meltdown over the wrong pair of pants, siblings fighting in the back of the car, kids crying when you try to leave the house... Parents have the best intentions to be patient and loving, but in the heat of the moment, they too often find themselves feeling helpless, desperate, and so frustrated that they resort to yelling, threatening, bribing, or caving. Now Say This solves the dilemma: how can you be empathic and effective at once? Based on the popular 3-step "ALP" model the authors have taught thousands of parents in their clinical practice, and written in a friendly, balanced, and research-based tone, Now Say This addresses issues such as, |
Contents
Proactive Tools | |
Difficult Feelings and Tantrums | |
Hitting Pushing Biting and Other Physical | |
Listening Following Directions and Engaging | |
Sibling Relationships | |
Screen Time | |
Bedtime and Sleep | |
Acknowledgments | |
Notes | |
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Now Say This: The Right Words to Solve Every Parenting Dilemma Heather Turgeon,Julie Wright No preview available - 2018 |
Now Say This: the right words to solve every parenting dilemma Heather Turgeon,Julie Wright No preview available - 2018 |
Common terms and phrases
Aiden attune step Attune Tool baby baby’s bedtime routine big feelings biting body language brain brush calm can’t chapter child’s conflict daughter didn’t difficult moments dinner don’t want emotional empathic example family agreements family meetings follow-through choice frustrated getting give happen Happy Sleeper hard he’s hear Heather hitting hurt I’m going iceberg ideas it’s hard kids need Let your child Let’s LIMIT SET Limit-Setting Tool listen little kids look mind minutes move okay Pause pj’s Play-Doh playdate practice preschool PROBLEM SOLVE problem-solving step Problem-Solving Tool punishments reactions ready response restaurant rules SCENARIO screens she’s siblings sleep sportscaster Stanley Greenspan stop talk tantrums teach teeth tell there’s they’re things time-out toddler tone toys trying turn understand upset voice walk watch we’ll what’s worry yell you’ll