[.ca] Hearing Is Believing: How Words Can Make or Break Our Kids (ISBN 1577314271)

WOW!!!:
This is great information, if only our parents had read a book like this. I believe some of the negative things that are said to us by our parents are rerun in our heads until we believe they are true. Just think if all the non-judgmental and postitives were rerun in our heads instead. We would be such a happy and productive world. (...)

Great Advice:
Elisa has done a great job of providing a highly readable book that all parents should take the time to read. While most of us do not have her self control, each time we heed the advice to use well thoght out and supportive words, the entire family benefits. I hope she coninues to share her wisdom with us.

Every parent should read this book!:
What an insightful and helpful guide to parenting. I believe I can do a better job of raising my seven-year-old as a result of reading this book. It made me realize the importance of enabling my child to be more responsible and how that will help him build his self-esteem. Her message was strong and clear that parents need to help children recognize their own self-worth and let that, rather than continual outside validation, determine how they feel about themselves. I feel better prepared to do this after reading this book. It is well known that the way we raise our children has a huge impact on how they will function as adults. Elisa Medhus allowed me to better understand that. What better gift to give our children than the chance to be highly functioning adults who can actually feel good about themselves? This book will help parents give their children a better shot at a healthy and happy life. The author has a great sense of humor which made the reading all the more enjoyable. I highly recommend this book for all parents.

An important set of considerations on underlying teachings:
Words can make or break a child's efforts, and effective communication with kids involves choosing them carefully. Parents interested in better interaction with kids will find Hearing Is Believing deftly blends humor with fun insights as it pinpoints common phrases and words which can inadvertently provide the wrong message. An important set of considerations on underlying teachings.

A MUST read!:
I didn't expect to laugh the whole way through as well as gain insight into new techniques in parenting. Dr. Elisa Medhus shares how words such as "Stop that!" and "I'm so disappointed in you" are just not the right things to say. Instead she teaches many types of word phrasing: -Objective -Observational -"I" Messages -Questioning Examples include: "Feet belong on the floor, not on the table." "It's not safe to rollerblade without a helmet." She also makes me laugh with her candid guinea-pig examples of family scuffles. It provides a lighthearted and tongue-in-cheek backdrop for the true substance and life applications in "Hearing is Believing." What a great book!