01836cam a2200313 i 4500 296128376 TxAuBib 20170112120000.0 160928s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016041890 9780761181514 pbk. 0761181512 pbk. CoCr/DLC eng rda CoCr TxAuBib rda Lehr, Jennifer, 1969- Parentspeak [BOOK] : what's wrong with how we talk to our children--and what to say instead / by 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., 2017. 276 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "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 goabout 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". 20170112. Success in children. Interpersonal communication in children. Children Conduct of life. Child rearing.