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June 21, 2008

Liberated Parents/Liberated Children by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish

My son is in a special program in his high school, and that program assigned Liberated Parents/Liberated Children by Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish as summer reading for the parents. It was written in 1974, so some of it is somewhat dated (the prices listed for school supplies are humorously low), but in general it provides decent advice on productive ways for parents to deal with and to talk to their kids. Talk descriptively, don't be judgmental, support their feelings (although not necessarily their actions), be genuine in your responses, don't insult your kids, etc. It's not necessarily groundbreaking, but it's good, practical advice.

To some extent, this isn't very new ground for me - it's consistent with some of the New Age philosophy that I've found to be productive food for thought over the past few years. But if you're looking for ways to improve how you communicate with your kids, this is a good book to read (or even to skim over).

Posted by In Repair at June 21, 2008 12:01 AM

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