Voice Lessons for Parents

By: Wendy Mogel PhD

Narrated by: Wendy Mogel PhD

Renowned speaker, parenting expert, and New York Times best-selling author of The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, Dr. Wendy Mogel offers an essential guide to the new art of talking to children and shows how a change in voice can transform conversations and ease the relationship between parents and children.

Dr. Wendy Mogel’s New York Times best seller, The Blessing of a Skinned Knee is the bedside bible for a generation of parents. Several years ago Mogel began giving “voice lessons” to parents who were struggling with their kids, demonstrating how a shift in tone, tempo, and body language led to a surprising outcome: the children responded by cooperating with greater alacrity and communicating with more warmth, respect, and sincerity. As the parents found their voices, so did the children.

In Voice Lessons, Mogel elaborates on this novel clinical approach, revealing how each age and stage of a child’s life brings new opportunities to connect through language. Delving into sources as diverse as 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 grandparents, partners, and exes and to teachers, coaches, and caretakers. Throughout the book, Mogel addresses an obstacle that flummoxes even the most seasoned and confident parent: the distraction of digital devices, how they impact our connection with our families, and what we can do about it.

With the transformative power of the classics How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk and You Just Don’t Understand, Voice Lessons enlightens parents. “Children will lead you on an incredible journey”, writes Mogel, “if they trust you, if you make the time, and if you are willing to follow.”

Download the accompanying reference guide.©2018 Wendy Mogel, PhD (P)2018 Simon & Schuster Audio

A must read for every parent!

Insightful and educational. A must read for every parent! Teaches that it is ok for teens to want to be in their rooms, helped me put my phone down and really hear my children. Helped me set boundaries! I only wish I read it sooner.

Another Great Book From Wendy

I really enjoyed this book. I changed the speed on the audio which helped my engagement. Another great practical parenting audiobook. The author Wendy did not disappoint. I love all of her books.

what does it sound like

I enjoyed listening to this book immensely as a early childhood teacher and developer it also help me to help with communication skills to my parents. it also helped me to help them understand how their tone affect their children, as well as how not be so frustrated with the children and to help them understand how to speak with their children and to get their children to open up and speak more with them. it's a great teaching tool.

Not enough words...

This is that kind of book that can elevate a human being and make a better world.
It is so simple and kind, touching and piercing in the same time. You can feel this book, there is no need to prove anything by any study, it's message (s) goes straight where they need to go.
It's a masterpiece addressed to any adult son, daughter or parent of any age.
Congratulations of how well is written ! And congratulations for the narration. The narration was an amazing surprise. At some point I wondered who narates it ? For some reason (bad previous experiences) I started a little to avoid female narators. In this case I was surprised of the impressive quality of the narration and looked again on the vover. Guess what, it was the author...amazing. I am envious of you for such a contribution.
Just thank you !

Excellent

Too wordy and too much detail at times but definitely great recommendations overall and wonderful tidbits that are already helping me with my 5 and 7 year old girls. Definitely lots of opinion vs fact but on par with what I need. The description of the birthing process is incorrect and needs to be corrected. The birth canal is after the cervix not before.

glad I listened - learned some stuff

lots of teenage stuff that is not relevant to me now but glad I listened early and plan to listen again!

a real eye opener

So much great advice in here. I plan listen again and maybe buy a print copy. With 3 little ones at home, it's nice to have have reminders on what I should be doing.

Finally!

Advise with actual examples of what to say and when to listen instead.

The most important voice lesson is knowing when to listen - from the book

Parents, let's chill out.

I found this therapeutic and cathartic. Parenting is damn hard, let's cut our kids and ourselves a break.

Solid advice

This book was pretty good, can’t say I agree with everything she says but for the majority I think it’s great advice.