Voice Lessons For Parents: What To Say, How To Say It, And When To Listen

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Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Dr. Wendy Mogel “teaches parents the dialect needed to converse with their daughters and sons at every stage of life. It’s kind and loving, but it’s also strategic” (Chicago Tribune).

Most parents are perfectly fine communicators—unless they’re talking to their children. Then, too often, their pitch rises and they come across as pleading, indignant, wounded, outraged. In tone and body language they signal, I can’t handle it when you act like a child.

Dr. Wendy Mogel, “one of the most astute psychologists on the planet (Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of Grit) saw this pattern time and again in her clinical practice. In response, she developed a remarkably effective series of “voice lessons,” which she shared with parents who were struggling with their kids. The results were immediate: a shift in vocal style led to children who were calmer, listened more attentively, and communicated with more warmth, respect, and sincerity.

In Voice Lessons for Parents, Mogel elaborates on her novel clinical approach, revealing how each age and stage of a child’s life brings new opportunities to connect through language. Drawing from sources as diverse as neuroscience, fairy tales, and anthropology, Mogel offers specific guidance for talking to children across the expanse of childhood and adolescence. She also explains the best ways to talk about your child to partners, exes, and grandparents, as well as to teachers, coaches, and caretakers.

Throughout the book, Mogel addresses the distraction of digital devices—how they impact our connection with our families, and what we can do about it. “In this intelligent and useful book, Wendy Mogel explains how the tenor of your remarks may make as much difference as their content…and shows how minor adjustments may help lower the inherent tension of parent-child relationships” (Andrew Solomon, bestselling author of Far From the Tree).

Chapters

  • VoiceLessonsForParents 01 Title

    Duration: 26s
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 02 Dedication&Epigraph

    Duration: 50s
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 03 AuthorsNote

    Duration: 09min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 04 Introduction

    Duration: 11min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 05 Chapter1

    Duration: 56min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 06 Chapter2

    Duration: 01h09min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 07 Chapter3

    Duration: 01h21min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 08 Chapter4a

    Duration: 50min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 09 Chapter4b

    Duration: 43min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 10 Chapter5

    Duration: 01h23min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 11 Chapter6

    Duration: 01h09min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 12 Chapter7

    Duration: 39min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 13 Chapter8

    Duration: 37min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 14 Chapter9

    Duration: 01h10min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 15 Chapter10

    Duration: 01h11min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 16 Epilogue

    Duration: 03min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 17 Acknowledgements

    Duration: 01min
  • VoiceLessonsForParents 18 Credits

    Duration: 01min