Synopses & Reviews
Children become the messages they get the most—but parents often forget to consider the messages their attitudes and behavior send to their children. And those who never do miss a crucial opportunity to give their children a healthy view of the world, other people, and themselves.
Your Children Are Listening illustrates the value of parenting “on message,” and reveals the many ways parents (often unwittingly) send messages to their children—and the ways children can misunderstand them. Dr. Jim Taylor shares nine positive messages—on competence, generosity, love, safety, gratitude, environment, respect, responsibility, and emotion—that form the basis of a happy, well-adjusted life. And he gives parents fun, kid-friendly catchphrases, rituals, and games that will clearly and effortlessly communicate these values to their children.
Childhood is a precious window when conscious parenting can make a world of difference. Your Children Are Listening shows parents how to protect their children from negative messages in our media and society, and teach them the skills that make for a happy childhood—and last a lifetime.
Review
“Dr. Jim Taylors strengths are his compassionate voice, his insights into parents and childrens psyches, and his ‘boots on the ground approach to helping parents send healthy messages to their children. In a world filled with harmful messages, Your Children are Listening will resonate with all parents.”
—Michele Borba, EdD, author of Parents Do Make a Difference and The Big Book of Parenting Solutions
“In a world where children are surrounded by negative messages, Dr. Jim Taylor gives parents the tools they need to effectively communicate healthy, positive messages that will infuse their childrens hearts, minds and souls.”
—Michelle LaRowe, author of A Moms Ultimate Book of Lists, Working Moms 411 and the Nanny to the Rescue! Parenting Series
Synopsis
Children become the messages they get the most. And as a parent, your words, attitudes, and actions are constantly sending your children messages, creating their earliest ideas about themselves, others, and the world around them. Now, parenting expert Dr. Jim Taylor describes the vital opportunity you have to shape your children (even when they may not appear to be listening) and guides you to answer this crucial question: “How can I be sure Im sending the healthiest messages?” If you consciously send your children the right messages, the benefits for them will be profound.
Your Children Are Listening offers:
- Nine essential messages all children need to hear—on love, competence, security, compassion, gratitude, nature, respect, responsibility, and emotion
- Why these messages are so important
- The different “conduits” through which children receive your messages
- “Message blockers” that can prevent them from getting through
- And fun catchphrases and activities you can use to send these messages every day!