The leading experts on parent-child communication show parents and teachers how to motivate kids to learn and succeed in school.

Using the unique communication strategies, down-to-earth dialogues, and delightful cartoons that are the hallmark of their multimillion-copy bestseller How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish show parents and teachers how to help children handle the everyday problems that interfere with learning.

This breakthrough book demonstrates how parents and teachers can join forces to inspire kids to be self-directed, self-disciplined, and responsive to the wonders of learning.

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Adele Faber (1928-2024) was a #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author whose books, with coauthor Elaine Mazlish, have sold more than five million copies and have been translated into over thirty languages. The authors' group workshop programs and videos have been used by thousands of parent and teacher groups around the world.

Elaine Mazlish is a #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author whose books, with coauthor Adele Faber (1928-2024), have sold more than five million copies and have been translated into over thirty languages. The authors' group workshop programs and videos have been used by thousands of parent and teacher groups around the world. Mazlish currently resides in Long Island, New York and is the parent of three children.

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Contents
Acknowledgments

How This Book Came to Be

Who Is "I"?

1. How to Deal with Feelings That Interfere with Learning

2. Seven Skills That Invite Kids to Cooperate

3. The Pitfalls of Punishment: Alternatives That Lead to Self-Discipline

4. Solving Problems Together: Six Steps That Engage Children's Creativity and Commitment

5. Praise That Doesn't Demean, Criticism That Doesn't Wound

6. How to Free a Child Who Is Locked in a Role

7. The Parent-Teacher Partnership

8. The Dream Catcher

   Additional Reading

   That May Be Helpful

   Index