Backtalk: 4 Steps to Ending Rude Behavior in Your Kids (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780684841243)

"So what? All the other kids get to do it!"
Few behavioral problems challenge and frustrate parents, caregivers, and teachers as does verbal rudeness in children of any age. Reinforced by the wise-cracking kids on TV and in the movies, backtalk has become all too common among today's youngsters. But there is nothing cute about this behavior. Remarks like "Yeah, right," "Big deal," and "Make me" -- form children as young as three -- get in the way of real communication between parents and kids, and can also be detrimental to a child's social and intellectual development.
Now two experts in the field share their simple and specific four-step program for ending backtalk and restoring balance in relationships between parents and children, from preschoolers to teens. You'll learn how to recognize backtalk, how to choose and enact a response that will make sense to you and the backtalker, and when to disengage from the struggle and move forward. Full of advice and encouragement as well as suggestions on how to keep track of what works and what doesn't, Backtalk can be put to use immediately, before you hear another "Whatever."

Author: Audrey Ricker
ISBN-10: 068484124X
ISBN-13: 9780684841243
Publisher: Fireside
Language: English
Published: 03/01/1998
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.48w x 0.47d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/05/1998 pg. 63
Publishers Weekly 01/01/1998