How To Say It To Your Kids

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Summary: Excellent resource!
Review: As a child care center director and education professor, I have been looking for a book to recommend to parents, staff, and education students. Not a day goes by without someone coming to me for advice about how to respond to a child's question, or comment on a touchy subject. "How to Say it to Your Kids," will be perfect.

Reading the material found in Dr. Coleman's book will give adults solid advice and preparation for how to handle the difficult situations that come up daily. Rather than answering children in anger, or responding with silence, this book gives excellent, concrete suggestions, as well as reminders of "how not to say it." It is written in easy to understand language, but provides depth and sound professional reasoning.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent resource!
Review: As a child care center director and education professor, I have been looking for a book to recommend to parents, staff, and education students. Not a day goes by without someone coming to me for advice about how to respond to a child's question, or comment on a touchy subject. "How to Say it to Your Kids," will be perfect.

Reading the material found in Dr. Coleman's book will give adults solid advice and preparation for how to handle the difficult situations that come up daily. Rather than answering children in anger, or responding with silence, this book gives excellent, concrete suggestions, as well as reminders of "how not to say it." It is written in easy to understand language, but provides depth and sound professional reasoning.

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: I am really pleased with this book and know I will use it for many years to come. The format is easy to read and reference and the answers are simple but intelligent. I recommend this book to any parent or caregiver that is at a loss for words when their child asks a tough questions and you want to be certain to answer it correctly.

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Summary: A great book
Review: I am really pleased with this book and know I will use it for many years to come. The format is easy to read and reference and the answers are simple but intelligent. I recommend this book to any parent or caregiver that is at a loss for words when their child asks a tough questions and you want to be certain to answer it correctly.

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: Introduction, 1st part of the book:
Smart Talk: The Six Ways We Speak to Our Kids

Some of the many issues discussed in this book on "How to Say It To Your Kids" includes (2nd part of the book):

Apologies
Chores
Dawdling
Defiance and Disrespect
Drugs and Alcohol
Eat Your Vegetables! Clean Your Room!
Hitting
Internet Concerns
Lying
Manipulative Behavior
Pets
Sharing
Swearing
Violence and Sexual Material in Television and Movies
Whiny and Demanding Child

3rd part of the book
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When You Say It Right (But Things Still Go Wrong): Ten Winning Tips for Troubleshooters

For each issue a child may face, the book lists things to consider about the issue, things to say or don't say to child and other infomation that may apply to the issue.

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Summary: The focus is on discussions which enhance family values
Review: Parents receive a manual packed with the basics on how to begin a discussion with a child about divorce, drugs, sex, and other subjects. The focus is on discussions which enhance family values: from questions about God to allowances and parental or family problems such as addiction, How To Say It To Your Kids covers a wide range of situations which are hard to talk about.

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Summary: Great Book for all Parents
Review: The many sections called "What Not to Say" were an eye-opener. When I showed some of the ideas to my husband he really found it helpful because instead of talking in general ideas, every chapter is loaded with specific examples of the best way to talk to your kids. I figure that about half of the 100 situations in this book apply to my life right now. Another thirty or so will probably be relevant in another year when my kids are a little older. Terrific job!

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Summary: Great Book for all Parents
Review: THIS BOOK IS VERY INFORMATIVE FOR PARENTS/CARGIVERS OF CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. IT COVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS WITH GOOD ADVICE ON HOW TO DEAL WITH ALMOST ANY KIND OF SUBJECT THAT A CHILD FACES ON A DAILY BASIS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH DR. COLEMAN HAS TOUCHED ANY SUBJECT THAT I COULD THINK OF, FROM SANTA CLAUS TO DEATH AND DYING. I HAVE FOUND THIS BOOK VERY INFORMATIVE AND HAVE RECOMMENDED IT TO SEVERAL FRIENDS.

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Summary: EVERY PARENT/CAREGIVER SHOULD HAVE A COPY!!
Review: THIS BOOK IS VERY INFORMATIVE FOR PARENTS/CARGIVERS OF CHILDREN OF ALL AGES. IT COVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS WITH GOOD ADVICE ON HOW TO DEAL WITH ALMOST ANY KIND OF SUBJECT THAT A CHILD FACES ON A DAILY BASIS. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH DR. COLEMAN HAS TOUCHED ANY SUBJECT THAT I COULD THINK OF, FROM SANTA CLAUS TO DEATH AND DYING. I HAVE FOUND THIS BOOK VERY INFORMATIVE AND HAVE RECOMMENDED IT TO SEVERAL FRIENDS.

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Summary: Value Education
Review: Value Education has been the buzz of the system with the New Gen' kids. Paul's Book is highly appreciated and recommended in India too coz one of the reputed School has gone for the Translation of the book into Gujarati language so as to use the same as a Guide for Teachers and Parents for development of kids. In a busy world, today's Parents face a tough time upbringing the kids with value education. Adults play a major role in promoting physical, emotional, spiritual and intellectual well being of a child. Dr. Paul Coleman present six fundamental formula on how to interact with kids with smart talk on basic topics concerning kids issues. With the ever rising cases of divorce, drug abuse, sexual harrassments, etc. Paul provides practical tips on how to tackle debated discussions with kids and provide value education. His main focus is centered on six topics i.e. Teach, empathize, Negotiate, Do's n Don'ts, Encourage and Report. Kids sort for various practices and throw tantrums at times, lying, adopting manipulative behavioural patterns, hooking to wrong activities n distracting from the innocence of childhood life. Situations arise when parents fail to understand the kids and unable to cope up providing answers to their curiousity driven question. Paul's book is handy at these times and provides a very useful resource and parental feedback. Parents and teachers need such 'Expert' advice and counselling to upbring kids as sound being. A good pick for every parent, teachers too!