Voice Lessons for Parents, Wendy Mogel
Voice Lessons for Parents, Wendy Mogel
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Voice Lessons for Parents
What to Say, How to Say it, and When to Listen

Author: Wendy Mogel

Narrator: Wendy Mogel

Unabridged: 11 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/17/2018

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author and host of the podcast Nurture vs Nurture Dr. Wendy Mogel “teaches parents the dialect needed to converse with their daughters and sons at every stage of life” (Chicago Tribune).

Dr. Wendy Mogel, “one of the most astute psychologists on the planet (Angela Duckworth, New York Times bestselling author of Grit) observed a pattern in her practice: when parents speak to their children their pitch tends to rise, and they come across as pleading, indignant, wounded, outraged. Their tone and body language signal, I can’t handle it when you act like a child. In response, Dr. Mogel developed a remarkably effective series of “voice lessons,” for parents who were struggling to communicate. The results were immediate: a shift in vocal style led to calmer kids, who listened more attentively and responded with warmth, respect, and sincerity.

In Voice Lessons for Parents, Mogel elaborates on her novel clinical approach, revealing how each age and stage of a child’s life brings new opportunities to connect . Drawing from a range of sources including neuroscience, fairy tales, and anthropology, Mogel offers specific guidance for talking to children across the expanse of childhood and adolescence. She also explains the best ways to talk about your child to partners, exes, and grandparents, as well as to teachers, coaches, and caretakers. And she addresses the distraction of digital devices—how they impact our interactions with our families, and what we can do about it.

About Wendy Mogel

Wendy Mogel, PhD, is a practicing clinical psychologist, international public speaker, and the author of Voice Lessons for Parents, the New York Times bestseller The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, and The Blessing of a B Minus. She is also the host of Nurture vs Nurture, a new podcast from Armchair Expert, and lives in Los Angeles. Please visit her website at WendyMogel.com.  


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael

The thing about kids is that they don't listen. I didn't listen much to my parents, my son doesn't listen much to me. As parents, we want the best for our kids, but realistically we can't just make them do it. And as a parallel, as a former academic, if professors could really indoctrinate their stu......more

In Voice Lessons, Wendy Mogel explains that it’s not what you say, but how you say it that makes a difference when speaking with your child or teenager. A lot of what she went over was eye opening, and I’ve already put a lot of what I learned into practice with my 2-year-old son. Her advice has real......more

I am skeptical and choosy about "parenting" books, but this one was a winner--I would absolutely recommend to other parents. Her no-nonsense opinions about screens, boundaries, and compassionate detachment from one's children, all line up with instincts I already had but support them with evidence a......more