How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
- 286
- Pages
- about 5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
Concrete, usable techniques are what make Faber and Mazlish’s “How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk” so valued. Built on real-life situations, it shows how to acknowledge a child’s feelings, invite cooperation and find alternatives to punishment while still meeting a parent’s own needs. Some readers praise the clear examples and the respect it shows children as people; others are put off by its dated references to hitting.
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About the book
Faber and Mazlish use real-life situations to show how you can respect and respond to your child's feelings and satisfy your own needs.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 93 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 39% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 9.0 | 8 | 9% |
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 85 | 91% |
In this book
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