"How to talk so kdis will listenand listen so kids will talk" - anyone want to go trhough this book?

[Porcupine]

and see hwat we think of it?

Its wuite heavy reading( not intellectually) just very close set type and lots of americna egs
But i reckon we cna do it.

ahyndredtimes, I am pmsl at your post about the dwarves

good advice about the shopping trolley

So where is cod?

I did it and I did it right

now I want praise, and preferably stickers

My book arrived today, haven't had chance to look at it yet, but will do it soon and tell you what I think of it.

"I am now outrageously, flamboyantly successful at this"
lol at 100 times

cimbbing walls re ice cream
oyu missed oyu the aha ahum bit

( as rowna said)

Cod, I really tried this with the upper sixth this morning. They thought I was totaly mad, and in the end I fell back on sarcasm.

Mea Culpa, I have failed you!

Come on teach. We're waiting for Chapter Four seminar, you can't be too cool for school already.
Otherwise we're going to mess with our children's minds only knowing half the strategy. Could be very dangerous.

BTW, while we're sitting at our desks throwing things around the room waiting, I adore Jon Ronson. My favourite was when he was in his back garden one night calling in his cat, and he heard his neighbours imitating him and he ran indoors slamming the door shut, and wondered whether he'd ever be able to call his cat again.

well done all my disciples( am i mn royalty now or mereley and important jewish guy?)

adn Bear and 100 times( are yo new or a name changer) you are making me cakc me pants.

haev been out at gym preparing body fro tonights tapas extravaganza with neighbours.

( also saw an ex " customer" in wiatrose )

See? hundredtimes is the funniest person on this thread and she likes Jon Ronson. I rest my case.

jon ronson sounds hightly irritating to me. call yer blardy cat.
ahev we had any feedback on " alternatives to puncishmetn" before we start chapter4/

still lol at all of this thread

I've read this book, hated it and wrote sarcastic comments in mine. I've just come to this thread frm the mp round up, is it worth reading?

ooh am i in the round up
ye sit really is although a lto of it is waffle

youc an read hte thread instead as its funnier tbha nd no annoyignly gcse type pictures

oh dear lords, I just realsied what I've been doing wrong. You know when your children are in the vicinity. And then all that noise stuff happens. Should I be actually listening to that noise? Are they trying to communicate with me?
(Generally I just leave food out for them and pat them absently on the head when they interrupt my reading....)

must go back and read thread, but just got this out of the library for my wayward 5 year old ( oh the challenges.....) and I have wondered about it all , the feelings good is bit, but I don't think I"d go so far as to write things down ( or am I getting it confused with another parenting guru advice booK? I have them all at the moemnt, tis v difficult time for me and my 5 year odl

I think as long as you add enough ummm aha mmma with the patting of heads it is ok?

yes rowan is teachers pet i think
and yes teacher do really haev them

Alternatives to punishment - is this where the shopping trolley comes in?

Can't we do one chapter a week? I am still grappling with chapter 2 at present

Don't bother with the book www, just read this thread!!

Think I should be teacher's pet. I'm doing really well. I keep putting my hand up. I am experimenting without caution on all three DCs, and nicking shopping trolleys to boot.

have just received the book from amazon this morning, on the strength of lurking on this thread and will be speed reading it whilst DTs watch Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

PS love Jon Ronson too

lol
well id ont love him andi am the boss
hundredtimes hwoa re you

( osrry i shoudlnt have said htat i shoudl haev sai " ah jon ronson aha ahum yes")