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Parentspeak: What's Wrong with How We Talk to Our Children--And What to Say Instead
Contributor(s): Lehr, Jennifer (Author)

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 ISBN: 0761181512     ISBN-13: 9780761181514
Publisher: Workman Publishing
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2017
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Parenting - General
- Family & Relationships | Life Stages - Infants & Toddlers - General
- Psychology | Developmental - Child
Dewey: 649.7
LCCN: 2016041890
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" L (0.85 lbs) 272 pages
Themes:
- Topical - Family
Features: Bibliography, Price on Product
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/03/2016
Booklist 12/01/2016 pg. 7
Library Journal 03/15/2017 pg. 104
 
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Publisher Description:
A provocative guide to the hidden dangers of "parentspeak"--those seemingly innocent phrases parents use when speaking to their young children.

Imagine if every time you praise your child with "Good job!" you're actually doing harm? Or that urging a child to say "Can you say thank you?" is exactly the wrong way to go about teaching manners? Jennifer Lehr is a smart, funny, and fearless writer who "takes everything you thought you knew about parenting and turns it on its ear" (Jennifer Jason Leigh).

Backing up her lively writing and arguments with research from psychologists, educators, and organizations like Alfie Kohn, Thomas Gordon, and R.I.E. (Resources for Infant Educarers), Ms. Lehr offers a conscious approach to parenting based on respect and love for the child as an individual.


Contributor Bio(s): Lehr, Jennifer: - Jennifer Lehr is the author of PARENTSPEAK: What's Wrong with How We Talk to Our Children--and What to Say Instead. She's also the author of Ill-Equipped for a Life of Sex, an Elle must-read. She writes about parenting on her site, jenniferlehr.com, and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.
 
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