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  • Calm Parents, Happy Kids

  • The Secrets of Stress-Free Parenting
  • By: Dr Laura Markham
  • Narrated by: Xe Sands
  • Length: 6 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (601 ratings)
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Summary

Most parenting books focus on changing a child's behaviour, but the truth is that children only change when their relationship with their parents changes.

In Calm Parents, Happy Kids, Dr Laura Markham introduces an approach to parenting that eliminates threats, power struggles and manipulation, in favour of setting limits with empathy and communication.

Bringing together the latest research in brain development with a focus on emotional awareness (for both parents and children), it will appeal to all parents who don’t want to force their children into compliance and lose their temper, but want to keep calm and help their children want to behave.

©2014 Laura Markham, PhD (P)2014 Tantor Audio, Random House Audiobooks

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brilliant

short and sweet just what you need for a brief overview to assist your child and you as a parent. already my daughter is responding well although some of her deeper issues may require a little more in depth assistance

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Fantastic book with real strategies to tryout.

I loved listening to this book and will be listening again especially for the practical tips.

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Loving parenting

I like the theory. I don't know if I'm a bit naive about all this process but... yes, always love.

The book gives lots of details and examples, I just regret that it's read very quickly. These kind of books should be read more calmly, in order to give us time to assimilate it properly.

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Extraordinary book

Incredible and life changing information! It has literally saved my children, saved me from myself and saved my relationships.
Everyone should read this book and do the hard work.

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helpful reminder

This has lots of useful tips for better parenting. I read it quickly as wanted to take action straight away ... I've picked up some ideas that i will try when home.

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A wonderful book!

A book that I will definitely listen again and again. Provides gentle and practical solutions.

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Very informative and useful information

I found this highly enjoyable and, although initially skeptical about some of the advice, I can see me implementing a lot of the advice.

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are you a parent you must read this book!

I've read over 30 parenting books now and this is definitely one of the best I highly recommend you read this book write down notes and basically do everything then it says most of the things thankfully I'm already doing thanks to the overlap of the other 30 books I've read for the word many in this this book that I would argue with!

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Transformed my parenting!

So much of this makes sense. I've listened to it twice! By implementing some of the techniques from this book, parenting has become easier and my relationship with my daughter stronger.

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All parents should read it!

Amazing book. All makes perfect sense and is already revolutionising my relationship with my child in the best possible way, bringing us closer and happier.

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