- Cope with your child's negative feelings, such as frustration,
anger, and disappointment - Express your strong feelings
without being hurtful - Engage your child's willing cooperation - Set firm limits and maintain goodwill - Use
alternatives to punishment that promote self - discipline - Understand the difference between helpful and unhelpful praise - Resolve family conflicts peacefully
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber This bestselling classic includes fresh insights and suggestions as well as the author's time - tested methods to solve common problems and build foundations for lasting relationships, including innovative ways to: · Cope with your child's negative feelings, such as frustration,
anger, and disappointment · Express your strong feelings
without being hurtful · Engage your child's willing cooperation · Set firm limits and maintain goodwill · Use
alternatives to punishment that promote self - discipline · Understand the difference between helpful and unhelpful praise · Resolve family conflicts peacefully Enthusiastically praised by parents and professionals around the world, the down - to - earth, respectful approach of Faber and Mazlish makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful and more rewarding.