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Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too (Paperback)
by Adele Faber, Elaine Mezlish
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This well-received book is an excellent resource within in-depth descriptions of what parents can do to help sibling relationships be strong and peaceful. |
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Author: Adele Faber, Elaine Mezlish
Publisher: Collins; Expanded edition
Pub. in: December, 2004
ISBN: 0380799006
Pages: 272
Measurements: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00605
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0380799008
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- Awards & Credential -
The #1 New York Times Bestseller ranking #961 in books on Amazon.com as of January 10, 2007. |
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In this bestselling book, the authors smartly and sensitively address one of the most frustrating and provoking parts of parenting - fighting siblings.
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Are you tired of your children fighting over everything big or small? Are your nerves frayed at their ends? Are you spending too much time setteling your childrens' agruments? This excellent book teaches parents all these different techniques to help children help themselves solve their sibling problems without violence and parental intervention.
When investigating the problem of sibling rivalry, the culprit and the root of the problem comes from parents' attitudes toward their children. Are you a parent that has labeled your children? Sometimes parents attach a label to their children without realising it and the consequences are creating excesive pressure on the children to play a certain roll that they have no desire to but continue to act it out in order not to hurt the parent.
Children want to be heard and adults must first learn to listen and acknowledge the childrens' feelings. When children are mad or angry, it is important that we help the describe what they are feeling and let them know that it is alright to be mad, sad, angry or disappointed, however it is not acceptable to hurt the person with whom they are having conflict. The whole idea of this solution sounds like it was concieved in some fairy tale but it works about 90 percent of the time to reduce the tension between the fighting children in our family. After the tensions have subsided between the siblings, the parents suggest the children find a solution to their problem and they actually come up with some creative things.
The psychologist authors have integrated numerous real live scenarios they have encountered from parents who have participated in their seminars over several years.
Two years ago I purchased a book from the same authors, How to Talk so Kids Will Listen and How to Listen so Kids Will Talk which brought a lot of peace and sanity between parents and children. As our family expanded, the conflicts and bickingering between siblings started to increase and with the help of this book they are now on the decline.
An excellent book that all parents should read.
(From quoting a Swiss reviewer)
Target readers:
All parents, teachers, educators and parenting and family counselors.
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Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish are internationally acclaimed, award-winning experts on adult-child communication. Both lecture nationwide, and their group workshop programs are used by thousands of groups throughout the world to improve communication between children and adults.
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From Publisher
When parenting authorities Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish sat down to write the national bestseller How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk, they found that they couldn't contain their chapter on sibling rivalry. No matter how much they tried to pare down their advice, they found the subject inexhaustible - and their readers agreed!
The result is this seminal book - revised and updated after more than ten years of feedback from parents' letters, TV and radio talk shows, and Faber and Mazlish's highly successful parenting workshops. Siblings Without Rivalry guides the way to family peace and tranquillity with humor and compassion for both parents and children. Illustrated, action-oriented, and easy to understand, it's packed with sensitive yet sensible ways to turn quarreling siblings and frustrated parents into an open, communicative family.
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Dr. Benjamin M. Spock (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-10 00:00>
A very human book about one of the toughest problems parents have to handle. |
Ann Landers (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-10 00:00>
Have I got a book for you! Run, don't walk, to your nearest bookstore. |
R. Seedall (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-10 00:00>
In a nutshell, this book is outstanding because it adds to the general field of knowledge about parenting. As a therapist, I have received parenting skills training from a number of books and programs.
However, I realized from reading this book that most of parenting skills are taught from a standpoint of "one child at a time." This is great, but it is often impractical in real life, as many families have more than one child.
There are a couple of reasons I would recommend this book. The first is that it is probably the easiest to read book I have read regarding a complicated topic in a LONG time. It is told almost in story format, as the author is teaching a group on sibling rivalry. The "class members" (a conglomerate of the author's workshop experiences) provide stories and bring up concerns that any parent might have. There are also valuable summary sheets and comic strips that illustrate the principles being discussed.
The other reason why I would recommend this book is that it will add to your general body of knowledge about sibling relationships and will help you to see them in a new way. It talks about the myth of equality, and the dangers of comparison and roles. You won't regret the information that this book provides. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-10 00:00>
This book is extraordinary. The writing pulls you in because of the humble nature of the author. After reading it, there is no doubt they know what they are talking about and it's not because of their credentials per say. It's spells out everything so clearly that there is no denying the issues. The big thing to know about this book is there are REAL specific tips and rules for communicating and dealing with situations. It is very well organized. And, there is more information than "How to talk to your kids..." I wondered if I should read both - sure enough, you do need both. I'm grateful for this book.
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