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How To Talk
So Your Kids
“Hi! How was your day?” Sarah asked
her nine-year-old son as he walked
ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ ƚŚĞ ĚŽŽƌ͘ ,Ğ ŚĂĚ ďĞĞŶ ĂĐƟŶŐ Ă
ďŝƚ ƐĂĚ ůĂƚĞůLJ͕ ďƵƚ ^ĂƌĂŚ ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ĮŐƵƌĞ
out what was wrong.
“Fine,” he said, throwing his bag on the
ŇŽŽƌ ĂŶĚ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ ƚŽǁĂƌĚ ƚŚĞ ƐƚĂŝƌƐ͘ ^Ă-
rah started rummaging through his bag
ƚŽ ĐůĞĂŶ ŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ůĞŌŽǀĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ ůƵŶĐŚ͘
Bulletin
“And, your Chumash test?” she added
ƋƵŝĐŬůLJ͕ ŚŽƉŝŶŐ ƚŽ ŐĞƚ ĂŶ ĂŶƐǁĞƌ ŽƵƚ ŽĨ
him.
͞ ůƐŽ ĮŶĞ͕͟ ŚĞ ƐĂŝĚ͕ ĂůƌĞĂĚLJ ŚĂůĨǁĂLJ ƵƉ
the stairs.
“Do you want to eat a snack in the kitch-
en?” Sarah shouted up the stairs.
“No thanks,” her son answered.
Sarah retreated to the kitchen, a bit de-
ĨĞĂƚĞĚ͘ ^ŚĞ ĐŽƵůĚŶ͛ƚ ŐĞƚ ŚĞƌ ƐŽŶ ƚŽ ƚĂůŬ
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Will Listen
By Rifka Schonfeld, Director of S.O.S.
(Strategies For Optimum Success)
to her anymore. He wasn’t rude or ob-
noxious; he was simply not interested.
^ŚĞ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƚ ƐŚĞ ŚĂĚ ĚŽŶĞ ĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐ
right. Why didn’t her son see her as
ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞ ŚĞ ǁĂŶƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƐƉĞŶĚ ƟŵĞ
with? Elaine Mazlish and Adele Faber
ŚĂǀĞ ĂŶ ĞdžĐĞůůĞŶƚ Ŭ ŽŶ ƉĂƌĞŶƟŶŐ
that helps all parents struggling with
ƐŝŵŝůĂƌ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ͘ dŚĞŝƌ Ŭ ĞŶƟƚůĞĚ ,Žǁ
to Talk So Kids Listen and Listen So Kids
Talk is a parent’s guide to both disci-
ƉůŝŶĞ ĂŶĚ ƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ĨŽĐƵƐĞƐ ŽŶ
ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĚĞĞƉ ďŽŶĚƐ
with your children.
Learn How to Listen
Most people think that listening is sim-
ple – someone talks and you sit there.
But, there’s a lot more to listening than
ƐŝŵƉůLJ ďĞŝŶŐ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŽŽŵ͘ /Ĩ LJŽƵ ǁĂŶƚ
your child to really talk to you (about
ŐŽŽĚ ƐƚƵī ĂŶĚ ďĂĚͿ͕ LJŽƵ ŶĞĞĚ ƚŽ ŵĂŬĞ
sure that you are truly listening. Here
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