Archive for September 18th, 2009

Today I had a wonderful experience of watching a mother doing her best to console both of her children in a parent-child playgroup at the local Waldorf School. Her older child wanted attention while her younger child needed it too.  I have no idea how I would have handled her same situation, what I do know, is that I could reference the books How to Talk so Kids will Listen and How to Listen so Kids will Talk or Siblings without Rivalry both by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish.

I’ll admit, I haven’t read Siblings without Rivalry, I lent it to a very good friend a few weeks back and she hasn’t returned it.  The few times she has talked about the book she has said, “just knowing that book is on my desk leads me to approach situations between my children differently.”

How to Talk so Kids will Listen and How to Listen so Kids will Talk has many wonderful, insightful question, comics, and assignments. Is easy to read and follow, is gentle, but clear in how to address the challenges we face as parents. I have started working through each chapter; a couple (yeah, just a couple) times when  met with my 2.5 year olds strong will, I have been able to draw inner strength from my work in the book to address the issues with wisdom and patience.

To order the books, or learn more about the work of Adele and Elaine check out their webpage.

Click here for summary of the key points from their books and workshops.

Happy Parenting!

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