How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk Quotes

“When they’re tempted, conflicted, or confused, they’ll know where to turn for guidance. When the unwholesome voices in the pop culture call to them, they’ll have another voice inside their heads—yours—with your values, your love, your faith in them.”
― Adele Faber, How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk

“Ése es el gran desafío,” dije, “cambiar nuestro pensamiento de ‘cómo arreglo las cosas yo’ a ‘cómo capacito a mis hijos para arreglar las cosas por sí mismos.”
― Adele Faber, Cómo Hablar para que los Adolescentes Escuchen y Cómo Escuchar

“And yet, it’s our listening that can give the greatest comfort. It’s our acceptance of their unhappy feelings that can make it easier for our kids to cope with them.”
― Adele Faber, How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk