How to Listen so Parents Will Talk and Talk so Parents Will Listen (ePub)

"In keeping with person-centered theory and therapy, John and Rita
Sommers-Flanagan have produced a book that will be immensely
helpful for professionals who work with parents. Throughout the
pages, there are many examples of practitioners honoring and
respecting parents and listening deeply to how best be of help. I
am delighted that this book continues to echo and expand on my
father's work."

--Natalie Rogers, PhD, REAT, author, The Creative
Connection and The Creative Connections for Groups

"Because parenting can be such a dizzying task, professionals
working with parents need to have intelligible, compassionate, and
ethical principles to guide their work. John and Rita
Sommers-Flanagan have mastered this complex terrain, and we are
fortunate, in this articulate and accessible book, to gain from
their exceptional experience and wisdom."

--Andrew Peterson, EdD, author, The Next Ten Minutes: 51
Absurdly Simple Ways to Seize the Moment

Step-by-step guidance for building healthy dialogues with
parents that open communication and promote positive
outcomes

Embracing the uniqueness of every parent, family situation, and
practitioner, How to Listen so Parents Will Talk and Talk so
Parents Will Listen helps professionals address the
parent-child problems that families often find puzzling or
challenging and for which they seek support and guidance.

How to Listen so Parents Will Talk and Talk so Parents Will
Listen features many specific interventions and methods for
helping parents implement developmentally appropriate and
scientifically supported strategies for building healthy
parent-child relationships and working through the most common
conflicts encountered in families. It includes:

* Tips for creating a positive therapist-client experience with
parents

* Guidelines for working with a variety of parents

* Parenting tip sheets and homework assignments

* Case studies focusing on many different parenting problems,
including the strong-willed child, divorce, homework battles,
spanking, and more

How to Listen so Parents Will Talk and Talk so Parents Will
Listen will help you develop positive relationships with
parents so that constructive two-way dialogue can be established.
Even the most difficult and resistant parents can be successfully
engaged through the helpful strategies, advice, and tools found in
this practical guide.