03200cam a2200325 i 4500 506904047 TxAuBib 20210914120000.0 210325s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2021012465 9781984880369 HRD 28.00 1984880365 HRD 28.00 TxAuBib rda Stixrud, William. What do you say [BOOK] : how to talk with kids to build motivation, stress tolerance, and a happy home / William Stixrud and Ned Johnson. New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2021. 322 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Why effective communication with kids is so important now -- Communicating empathy: a recipe for closeness and connection -- The language of a parent consultant -- Communicating a nonanxious presence -- Pep talks: talking to help kids find their own motivation -- The language-and silence-of change: understanding ambivalence -- "What if I don't want to live up to my potential?" Communicating healthy expectations -- Talking to kids about the pursuit of happiness -- The hard ones: talking with kids about sleep and technology -- What about consequences? If you're a parent, you've had a moment--maybe many of them--when you've thought, "How did that conversation go so badly?" At some point after the sixth grade, the same kid who asked "why" non-stop at age four suddenly stops talking to you. And the conversations that you wish you could have--ones fueled by your desire to see your kid not just safe and healthy, but passionately engaged--suddenly feel nearly impossible to execute. The good news is that effective communication can be cultivated, learned, and taught. And as you get better at this, so will your kids. William Stixrud, Ph.D., and Ned Johnson have 60 years combined experience talking to kids one-on-one, and the most common question they get when out speaking to parents and educators is: What do you say? While many adults understand the importance and power of the philosophies behind the books that dominate the parenting bestseller list, parents are often left wondering how to put those concepts into action. In What Do You Say?, Johnson and Stixrud show how to engage in respectful and effective dialogue, beginning with defining and demonstrating the basic principles of listening and speaking. Then they show new ways to handle specific, thorny topics of the sort that usually end in parent/kid standoffs: delivering constructive feedback to kids; discussing boundaries around technology; explaining sleep and their brains; the anxiety of current events; and family problem-solving. Provided by publisher. 20210914. Achievement motivation in children. Parent and child. Stress management for children. Self-reliance in children. Johnson, Ned, 1970-, author.