How To Talk... by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

Front cover of How to Talk so Kids Will Listen…

This is one of my favourite books as both a parent and a teacher, and it’s another reference point I’ve used with Teaching Assistants.

How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk combines valuable insight with being an easy and fun read. Anyone who’s tried to communicate effectively with children will recognise themselves in the anecdotes and the brilliant cartoons.

Packed with practical ways to talk and listen, this is a book which definitely ‘does what it says on the tin’.

Cartoon adult saying to child: Adding fractions can be hard. It’s not easy to find the common denominator.
Your silence provides the soil in which your child’s solutions can grow.
— How To Talk... Chapter 4: Encouraging Autonomy