How to Talk When Kids Won't Listen: Whining, Fighting, Meltdowns, Defiance, and Other Challenges of Childhood (The How To Talk Series)

This book should come with a cape, because it turns everyday parents into communication superheroes. How to Talk When Kids Won’t Listen taught me how to survive whining, referee sibling battles, and still have energy left to smile about it. It’s less “self-help” and more “parenting cheat code.” Honestly, it deserves a standing ovation… but I’ll settle for five quiet minutes alone to read another chapter. 📚😅

Really enjoyed this parenting book. It gave me a perspective I wouldn’t have considered when I talk to my kids. I have young kids under 3 but I knew there was a better way to connect with them and discipline in a learning way. Highly recommend this book to any parent. There were many applicable ways to apply the concept for parents of all ages not just little kids.

very knowledgable

I like how there’s a summary at the end of each chapter, it’s super helpful in finding information quickly

Great parenting advice, especially for those tense times when your kids are driving you nuts. Practicing some of the recommendations presented in this book and they work.

this book is super handy for very specific scenarios. it takes you through simple situations that you have likely experienced at home and provides step by step instructions how to approach them. at the end of each chapter is a short guide list that is very helpful to reference!

I read the authors first book about how fro so kids will listen! This book was helpful for me as we recently adopted two children and they needed special attention. One of the most helpful things we started implementing is the name calling strategy which showed us a different way to approach parenting with lots of helpful visual guides and examples

Great book with many helpful examples. I love the situational breakdowns ... they make this book very useful as a quick reference guide in the future. In the heat of the moment, I think we, as parents, sometimes forget how to best respond to our kids, but the content of this book provides much inspiration for how to do better.

Very helpful and practical book - the example cartoons help especially

A must read for parents, Aunts, and Grandparents! This book is informative, and helpful. Your own personal parent handbook! A Must Read!

How to Talk When Kids Won’t Listen has been such a helpful resource during challenging days with my toddlers. The real-life examples throughout the book are so relatable and provide practical ways to handle everyday struggles. I especially appreciated the comic strips, which make the techniques easy to understand and remember. From daily hassles such as fighting, whining, defiance, bad attitudes, anxiety, fear, worry, conflict, bathroom battles… this book seriously covers it all! While this book is likely useful for many parenting stages, it has been an incredible appendix for me during the toddler years. I can flip to the issue I am dealing with and the advice it offers is so helpful. It offers realistic strategies that have made tough moments more manageable and improved communication with my little ones. Highly recommend to any parent looking for guidance and encouragement in their parenting!

This book gives some really good insights on perspectives of children when inside the bubble of not listening due to mental shut down. Gave me some key ideas on how to focus my own thoughts to better respond and prepare for dealing with them appropriately and respectfully.