I’m currently listening to the audiobook of How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber. I actually really like it and find it to be very helpful. Basically what it comes down to is validation, which makes sense. It’s also something I’m very familiar with. Years ago my ex-gf and I were having a lot of troubles, and based on our relationship dynamics I spent like a year or two diving into validation techniques. It didn’t work with her and obviously we’re not together anymore, but I’m realizing those were valuable lessons for how to interact with my kids.
Ok, I found the first book in the series and read the first chapter (it's a fast and easy read) and definitely going to keep this one handy. Someone had mentioned a book club for the comm, and this might be a good intro to that. It's practical, and dare I say, feels like parenting theory, something you can digest and then put into practice, peace by peace.
I’m currently listening to the audiobook of How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber. I actually really like it and find it to be very helpful. Basically what it comes down to is validation, which makes sense. It’s also something I’m very familiar with. Years ago my ex-gf and I were having a lot of troubles, and based on our relationship dynamics I spent like a year or two diving into validation techniques. It didn’t work with her and obviously we’re not together anymore, but I’m realizing those were valuable lessons for how to interact with my kids.
Ok, I found the first book in the series and read the first chapter (it's a fast and easy read) and definitely going to keep this one handy. Someone had mentioned a book club for the comm, and this might be a good intro to that. It's practical, and dare I say, feels like parenting theory, something you can digest and then put into practice, peace by peace.
I'm going to have to give this a read. There seems to be various editions of this book, which one are you reading exactly?
The one for little kids specifically, under 7 I think