ParentSpeak: What's Wrong with How We Talk to Our Children--and What to Say Instead

by Jennifer Lehr

Was I responding to them, and the unique situations in front of me, or was Parentspeak—i.e., our upbringing and culture—holding me hostage, dictating not only what I said but how I felt about what my kids were doing?

How our children feel when they are with us determines the degree to which they will flourish.

“Children are our equals, not in skill or knowledge, but in human dignity.”