02261cam a2200397 i 4500 361493808 TxAuBib 20170620120000.0 160928s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016041890 9780761181514 alk. paper 0761181512 alk. paper (OCoLC)964931081 CoCr/DLC eng rda DLC GKX VTL IHX FM0 IGA JQM OCLCF QBX VP@ INR UAG CGP DF$ T7R TxAuBib rda Lehr, Jennifer, 1969- Parentspeak : what's wrong with how we talk to our children--and what to say instead / Jennifer Lehr. Parent speak : what's wrong with how we talk to our children--and what to say instead. New York, NY : Workman Publishing Co., Inc., 2016. 276 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-270). "Good job!" -- "Who's a big boy?" -- "You're so cute!" -- "Give grandma a kiss!" -- "Be careful!" -- "Can you say thank you?" -- "Share!" -- "Say sorry!" -- "Here comes the tickle monster!" -- "You're okay!" -- "Behave yourself!" -- "I said, right now!" -- "Do you want a time out?" -- "Do you want a spanking?". "Imagine if every time you praise your child with "Good job!" you're actually doing more harm than good, offering meaningless approval instead of actually engaging with your child? Or that insisting "Can you say thank you?" is exactly the wrong way to go about teaching manners? Jennifer Lehr is a smart, funny, fearless writer who takes on "parentspeak" and, in the process, offers a conscious, compassionate approach to parenting"-- Provided by publisher. 20170620. Success in children. Children Conduct of life. Interpersonal communication in children. Child rearing. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting. PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child. Parent and child. Parenting.