Here’s What People are Saying about Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish and their Book, How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk

“Will bring about more cooperation from children than all the yelling and pleading in the world.” – Christian Science Monitor

“[How to Talk… is] designed to bring adults to the level of children and children to the level of adults, so that this happy meeting ground can truly make for harmony in the home.” – Los Angeles Times

“[How to Talk… is] a very human book about one of the toughest problems parents have to handle.” Dr. Benjamin Spock

“Have I got a book for you! [How to Talk…] Run, don’t walk, to your nearest bookstore.” – Ann Landers

“A welcome assist over the rough times that too often leave lifetime scars.” – Suzanne, Druehl, Library Journal

“A mother of young children came up and asked, ‘If you had to choose one book, which would you recommend?’ The answer was easy: How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk.” – Pam Young, La Leche League, in New Beginnings

“All the information in the book is indispensable in my opinion, assuming you want to raise healthy, loving children.” Chandra Hanes, Falls Church, VA

“I've been following the practices in this book for 14 years and I can tell you it has made all the difference. Wherever my son goes, I hear from people who tell me how wonderful he is, how well-mannered, pleasant and charming. They all want to know what ever did I do to raise him this way.” A mother.

“I loved this book. I used the principals to better communicate with my employees, and saw an immediate improvement in their communication back with me. I've also used the techniques with my partner's 17 year-old daughter with excellent results. I had a lot of "duh" moments in reading the book, but like many of us knowing what to do doesn't mean we do it!” Rebecca Bowen, Montpelier, VT.

“As a preschool teacher and parent, I found this book to be the major influence in forming my communication style with children. In fact, this book has given me the skills to communicate more effectively with everyone... my friends, my husband, my boss, and even my mother-in-law!” A reader

“My daughter's nursery school did a workshop based on this book, and it was great! I learned a lot of good techniques for handling common kid situations, but more importantly, I learned a style of communicating that I think will help me through out my parenting years.” A parent

“My husband bought this book when our oldest child was 10. We realized we weren't communicating well and were frightened that we would lose our relationship altogether when she hit her teenage years. Well, the book was a godsend. ost surprising, our 3-year-old COMPLETELY stopped throwing tantrums within about two days of our stopping time-outs [from what we’d learned from Faber and Mazlich]. It was a dramatic change for a child who had always been a little difficult to handle.” Kimberly White

“Shortly after I started to read this book, my little girl had one of her tantrums and where I would have just worked it the hard way to get it all straightened out. I just looked at her and used the "really listen technique" and wouldn't you know it. My daughter agreed with me and the tantrum was stopped before it started.” A mother in Hawaii.

“Excellent book. This is as close as I have come to an instruction manual for parenting.” S. Wayne Carrel, CO

“My unbearable younger child has been transformed into a sweet, inquisitive child, and I have been transformed into a tolerant, patient mother who ends each day with a smile.” T. Louks, FL