Power of a Parent's Words

By H. Norman Wright

Book Overview

Your Words can bruise-or build. Have you ever felt wounded or destroyed by cruel words that somebody said to you? Now imagine what children feel like when their parents-the people children most want to please, use communication carelessly. In The Power of a Parent's Words Norm Wright will show you how to recognize dysfunctional patterns you may have inherited from your own parents, learn healthy, functional methods of communication, discover your child's personality type, understand his or her unique communication style, and apply that knowledge to your daily interactions.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0830714340
• ISBN13: 9780830714346
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Baker Pub Group
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 1.0" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

The best book on parenting I have ever read.

This book is a wonderful book for new and old parents alike. It helps new parents plan and develop good skills for communicating and disciplining their children, but it also helps established parents see the verbal patterns that create long term negative effects in their children. I highly recommend it!

If I had to chose one parenting book, this is the one.

This book is a wonderful reminder to parents how their words can hurt or help their children. Chapter 6 "Let's Ban the Toxic Verbal Weapons" ends with a great evaluation chart for parents to see if they are using toxic verbal weapons. Chapter 8 "Messages that Discount, Messages that Nurture" is helpful in understanding how words and tone of voice can effect children. I heartily recommend this book to all parents.