A guide to effectively communicating with teenagers by the bestselling authors of The Self-Driven Child 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.
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A sought-after speaker and teen coach for study skills, parent-teen dynamics, and anxiety management, his work has been featured on NPR , NewsHour , U.
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Ned Johnson is the founder of PrepMatters and the coauthor of Conquering the SAT: How Parents Can Help Teens Overcome the Pressure and Succeed .
He is on the board of the David Lynch Foundation.
He lectures widely on the adolescent brain, meditation, and the effects of stress, sleep deprivation, and technology overload on the brain. is a clinical neuropsychologist and a faculty member at Children\'s National Medical Center and George Washington University Medical School.
About author(s): William Stixrud , Ph.
D.
What Do You Say? is a manual and map that will immediately transform parents\' ability to navigate complex terrain and train their minds and hearts to communicate ever more successfully.
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.
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.
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.
And as you get better at this, so will your kids.
The good news is that effective communication can be cultivated, learned, and taught.
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.
A guide to effectively communicating with teenagers by the bestselling authors of The Self-Driven Child 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
