Just Tell Me What To Say
I generally consider myself a pretty tuned in, communicative parent, but there’s no denying the moments when stress, fatigue, or just being human result in a short fuse and loss for words. And for those moments there's Betsy Brown Braun’s Just Tell Me What to Say. Replete with tips and scripts to help parents learn the basics of effective communication and handle everything from discipline to tantrums to praise to sibling fights to food battles to tough topics (e.g., death, divorce), I've been particularly impressed by how quickly some of Braun’s bullet points have helped me realize the impact of seemingly innocuous behavior (e.g., spelling out words in front of Laurel, identifying her as shy when she hides from strangers), and then how much better it feels to stop the behavior and opt for a different script.
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Comments
What a wonderful wonderful book. I love the way it helps you to answer those questions that you are not sure quite how to answer.
Posted by: Rachel Robertson | February 21, 2008 7:28 AM | Reply to this comment
Perfect for my daughter with 2 little ones!
Posted by: Tina Rath | February 21, 2008 7:46 AM | Reply to this comment
This would be cool to have, to let kids know they still mattered no matter what
Posted by: DAWNA SCHNEIDER | February 21, 2008 8:11 AM | Reply to this comment
good book.
Posted by: Joseph | February 21, 2008 9:02 AM | Reply to this comment
My Daughter living in Madrid needs this as her sons are 4, 2 and 4 months!She needs HELP!
Posted by: Ann Fuller | February 21, 2008 9:22 AM | Reply to this comment
I would love to win this
Posted by: Brian | February 21, 2008 10:38 AM | Reply to this comment
this would be great to have
Posted by: lisa | February 21, 2008 10:49 AM | Reply to this comment
My baby is only 4 months but I want to be prepared!
Posted by: LynnC Hacker | February 21, 2008 11:28 AM | Reply to this comment
Parents can use all the help that they can get in this world!
Posted by: Renee Turner | February 21, 2008 11:47 AM | Reply to this comment
thank you
Posted by: beth shepherd | February 21, 2008 12:03 PM | Reply to this comment
new mom, book sounds great
Posted by: Judy | February 21, 2008 12:47 PM | Reply to this comment
thank you for the contest
Posted by: valerie mabrey | February 21, 2008 12:59 PM | Reply to this comment
This looks like a good book.
Posted by: Shannon Baas | February 21, 2008 2:13 PM | Reply to this comment
Interesting read it sounds like. Always looking for info!
Posted by: Theresa Kelly | February 21, 2008 2:22 PM | Reply to this comment
Great Contest! Thanks
Posted by: Kimberly Balderas | February 21, 2008 2:26 PM | Reply to this comment
please enter me
Posted by: Dan Smith | February 21, 2008 2:29 PM | Reply to this comment
sounds like a good book
Posted by: Susan Smith | February 21, 2008 2:30 PM | Reply to this comment
we've gone through the rough topic of a parent dying, sound slike this book might be good for the future
Posted by: Adrienne Gordon | February 21, 2008 2:48 PM | Reply to this comment
I could use this with my own children but also with parents that I counsel.
Posted by: Tweaka | February 21, 2008 3:07 PM | Reply to this comment
This sounds like an awesome book!
Posted by: Matthew G | February 21, 2008 3:14 PM | Reply to this comment
Thanks
Posted by: Sonya Sparks | February 21, 2008 3:29 PM | Reply to this comment
Sounds great!
Posted by: Pamela Muldowney | February 21, 2008 3:58 PM | Reply to this comment
I just heard Kelly Ripa talking about this with someone!! I so need this!!
Posted by: Julie Mead | February 21, 2008 5:49 PM | Reply to this comment