Connect!: How to Get Your Kids to Talk to You
- ISBN-10
- 0927516438
- ISBN-13
- 9780927516433
- Category
- Communication in families
- Pages
- 236
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-01-01
- Authors
- Marjorie Rose Simic, Carl Bernard Smith, Susan Moke
Description
Describing the benefits parents and kids have gained from sharing reading and talking about books, this book shows parents how to bring their family closer together and support their child's academic and emotional development. The book suggests that not only does shared reading promote communication and mutual respect, it helps kids do better in school and improve their self-esteem. Chapters in the book are: (1) The Many Avenues of Parent/Child Communication; (2) Finding Time--The Old Bugaboo; (3) The Challenge of Motivating Kids; (4) Guidelines for Selecting Books; (5) Books for Ages Three to Nine; (6) Books for Ages Ten to Fourteen; (7) Using Conversations to Share Books; (8) Using Writing to Share Ideas; (9) Using Art to Share Books; (10); Using Drama to Share Books; (11) Building Self-Esteem; and (12) Just Do It! Seventeen references and a "Wonderland Magic" (a short story by Bobby Simic) are attached. (RS)
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