"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.

It's not getting drawn into an argument that I need help with. Arguments with Dd1 can last hours.

this is hilarious

this is

" the turtle"

kid" my trurtle is dead

mum " oh dont get so upset, dont cry its only a turtle"
kid " wah wah awah"

mum " stop that ill buy oyu another turtle" ( god she is HARD this one)
kid " i dont want another one wa hwa"

mum " oh fgs now you are being unresonable"

oh brb

I like turtle mum

goodness
Surely no-one could be that heartless

I was more sympathetic than that when the caterpillar that dd had captured and put in a salad bowl with some leaves went missing (and she only noticed 4 days later)

ROFL, that is me too, but I would be ever so slightly more sympathetic.

can you pls repeat the pencil one
I don't understand

PMSL ruby!

Porcupine, I made DP read thsi book and he went around for weeks saying:
"Yes I understand KP that you are feeling frustrated because I am still doing no housework."
"Yes, it must be very disappointing for you KP that I have left my dirty dishes in the lvingroom again".
Had to bin the book.

ok. got book. what page we on?

kp - you should have slapped him and told him not to be fresh

And sold his turtle

WILL SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE FARKING PENCIL THING

i like the writew a note tips... only mine cant read yet

Don't know where my copy is, but it's good to remember it.

I like that book

Is the sibling rivalry one by the same people?

Genius, Nappies. "Fresh" is exactly the word for that behaviour...

dont think there was a pencil bit... hgang on lemme reread

well its one word kp....

rubes - youre not really in the right spirit here hun [winkj]

Krabbie - LOL!! That is exactly what my dh would do...

The pencil bit is just about kid moans that someone stole his pencil while he was in the loo, - bad mum says 'told you not to leave it lying around etc'
Good mum says 'ahhh, oh, ok, right - lots of empathy - kid reaches conclusion on his own but feels listened to rather than chastised. I think?

ppp - porcy was just referring to the good parent example when she mentioned pencils. the pencil word itself is somewhat misleading. disregard it

I just started reading this book. I think, even tho some of the advice is clearly for older children, that it will do me good to practice in advance

Maybe I'll practice on dh...

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