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Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish

How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk by Adele Faber, Elaine Mazlish takes about 5 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 15 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1980. 286 pages, about 78,650 words.

11 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 8 hours 44 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 15 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 17 minutes

The page count is the median across 17 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

You can stop fighting with your children! Here is the bestselling book that will give you the know-how you need to be more effective with your children—and more supportive of yourself. Enthusiastically praised by parents and professionals around the world, the down-to-earth, respectful approach of Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish makes relationships with children of all ages less stressful and more rewarding. Now, in this thirtieth-anniversary edition, these award-winning experts share their latest insights and suggestions based on feedback they’ve received over the years. Their methods of communication—illustrated with delightful cartoons showing the skills in action—offer innovative ways to solve common problems. You’ll learn how to: * Cope with your child’s negative feelings—frustration, disappointment, anger, etc. * Express your anger without being hurtful * Engage your child’s willing cooperation * Set firm limits and still maintain goodwill * Use alternatives to punishment * Resolve family conflicts peacefully

Subjects: Comunicación interpersonal, Deberes y derechos, Interpersonal communication, Padres de familia, Parenting, Parent and child

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