Summary
Michelle Icard: Fourteen Conversations by the Age of Fourteen
Essential conversations you need to have with your kids before they start high school – and how (best) to have them.
Trying to get an older elementary schooler to listen to you can be irritating. Therefore, there may be a mutual feeling that it is actually best not to talk. But in order for children to be safe and prepared for those situations in which their guardian angel will not be - it is necessary to have the right conversations at the right time.
When considering brain development and emotional readiness, there is no better time to do this than from the beginning of their eleventh year until the transition to high school. Drawing on decades of her own experience working with families, Michelle Eyckard focuses on big and thorny topics like friendship, sexuality, impulsiveness and technology, as well as unexpected conversations about creativity, hygiene, money and much more.
The author presents a simple, memorable and proven formula for the best approach to these important conversations. Her conversational model involves starting calmly, then connecting with your child, probing to gather information, repeating what you heard, and finally giving feedback.
Remember that humor and compassion will help you overcome the most common obstacles when talking to teenagers. Each topic of conversation is characterized by a broad quality, skill, or understanding that all parents want for their children. By having these conversations in time, you will proactively lay the foundation for your children to become good, healthy, hardworking, creative, compassionate and successful people.
Biblos Newsletter
New titles, special copies and quiet recommendations from the antiquarian bookshop.