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How to say it to your kids ; the right words to solve problems, soothe feelings & teach values
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Publisher
Prentice Hall
Publication Date
c2000
Language
English
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From the Book
Smart talk: the six ways we speak to our kids
Adoption
Angry child
Apologies
Arguments between two adults
Bed-wetting
Bossy or domineering child
Bullies
Cheating
Chores
Conversation, initiating
Dawdling
Death of an adult family member
Death of a sibling
Death of a pet
Dying child, comforting the
Defiance and disrespect
Divorce: telling the children
Divorce: introducing your child to your new partner
Divorce: saying good-bye after a visit
Divorce: when one parent abandons the children
Divorce and feelings about the new stepparent
Drugs and alcohol
Eat your vegetables! Clean your room!
Embarrasses you in public
Empathy and emotional intelligence, fostering
Estrangement from extended family
Family meetings
Family obligations, explaining
Fears at nighttime
Fears of animals and insects
Fears of harm or injury
Forgiveness, teaching
God: common questions
God: prayer
God: "I don't want to go to church"
Gratitude
Hitting
HIV/AIDS
Home alone/Latchkey kids
Homesickness
Internet concerns
Jealousy
Little white lies: "Why did you lie about Santa Claus?"
Lying
Manipulative behavior ("But Mom said I could!")
Medical: shots, blood tests, and dental procedures
Medical: hospitalization
Medical: when a child has a chronic illness
Medical: when a parent has a serious physical illness illness
Medical: When a parent has a serious physical illness
Money and allowance
Money: finances are tight/explaining loss of job
Moving
Nagging
New baby
New stepsibling
Optimism, increasing
Parental emotional problems: depression, fears, compulsions
Parental emotional problems: addictions and bad temper
Peer pressure
Perfectionism
Perseverance
Pets
Physical appearance, concerns about
Puppy love
Quarreling with siblings
Refusing lessons
Refusing to talk
Running away from home
Saying "I love you"
School: attending a new school
School: "My teacher is mean!"
School: homework hassles
School: "I'm afraid to ask questions in class!"
School: poor report card
School: rejected by classmates
School safety concerns
Self-confidence, improving
Self-critical child
Sexuality and reproduction
Sex play with other children
Sex: child reading adult magazines
Sex: child walks in on you and your mate
Sexual abstinence, promoting
Sexual abuse: alerting your child
Sexual abuse: after it happens
Sharing
Shyness
Sportsmanship
Stealing
Strangers
Swearing
Tattling
Teased, being
Trading cards and mild gambling
Trauma from an accident or natural disaster
Violence and sexual material in television and movies
Whiny and demanding child
Working parent (when you used to stay at home)
Worried child
When you say it right (but things still go wrong): ten winning tips for troubleshooters.
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ISBN
9780735201774
9780130308849
9780130308849
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