Between Parent and Child

Highly recommend this book for parents.

Loved each and every word of this book. I love how beautifully it covers both the problems faced by parents as well as kids. This is working as a miracle for me to communicate with my three year old. Also, helping me to understand myself and her behaviour better. Undoubtedly, a one stop solution to all the power struggles at home.

This is a sound and nice book on parenting

This is my first book on parenting and I'm totally impressed. Initially thought or felt that the methods mentioned in this book might apply only to kids in Western culture. Damn me, it just worked like a magic in my household (I'm from India). My wife was able to notice clear difference in my approach towards my kid and I was able to notice the change in my kids behaviour and his approach towards me. I strongly recommend this book for every parent. I've almost become like an ambassador of this book. Every theory, every concept is accompanied by examples and illustrations. A good investment overall.

Common situations that we all face as parents have been described in details. The underlying psychology of a child’s responses are also well explained. This book has changed my approach

a classic reference book , old but gold. The copy I received has very bad paper quality

I had the best of intent and was trying everything with my kids. But something was not right. God bless Dr. Haim Ginott!! His understanding of what works with kids is wonderful. It is working like magic for me. I just don't expect it to work for me as a parent only, it is also making me a better person!! I am glad I chanced upon this book and another wonderful book by his protege Adele Faber. Thank you to both!! Abhinav

Very clear and practical book.

Informative and clear cut

This book is outstanding in my opinion. Although I don't have children (yet) I have a Montessori diploma and have worked with young children in nurseries, kindergartens and schools. The language of respect and compassion that this book explains, teaches and promotes as a skill is super handy and urgently relevant. I learned a lot by reading it and often felt encouraged in my own approach in seeking to communicate with children in this way. At the end there is a short chapter on how therapists talk to their own children. They discuss spontaneity and impulse - this book bridges the gap. We'd all like to be spontaneously respectful, gentle and kind. With a good attitude towards children, whether ours or someone else's and ourselves. Loved it.

Ever get upset with a child? Read this book. I’ve been working with children, teachers, and parents for over 15 years now, and apart from the profoundly impactful educator Maria Montessori, the child psychologist Haim Ginott has had the most influence on my success — and *Between Parent and Child* is where he offers his core teachings. To begin, Ginott is a mensch, an individual with integrity who leads by upright example. This clearly comes across in his writings and in the few TV appearances he made over the years. Ginott understands and cares deeply about both children and adults; and, in my opinion, it is this combination that makes *Between Parent and Child* so powerful. As Ginott notes in the opening: “No parent wakes up in the morning planning to make a child’s life miserable. No mother or father says, ‘Today I’ll yell, nag, and humiliate my child whenever possible.’ On the contrary, in the morning many parents resolve, ‘This is going to be a peaceful day. No yelling, no arguing, and no fighting.’ Yet, in spite of good intentions, the unwanted war breaks out again.” Ginott gets parents, and he gets children. Really, he just gets people. And his aim in the book is to help all of us have more meaningful, effective, and happy relationships. The ideas Ginott discusses in *Between Parent and Child*, particularly around the need to truly understand a child’s (and our own) emotions, are not fully original to him; there were a few incredible psychologists before Ginott that developed much of the foundation he builds on. But Ginott is unique in just how practical he is. This book takes deep theory in psychology and brings it down to everyday moms and dads (and teachers) in a way that can be immediately applied at home (and in school) with awesome results, assuming one does the work, both with their child and with themselves. Ultimately, Ginott offers powerful communication tools for human beings, regardless of age. I think this is why the idea of “acknowledging emotions” has had such a lasting appeal, whether one learns of it directly from Ginott or from other sources (such as from the book *How To Talk So Kids Will Listen*, whose authors were mentored by him). Bottom line, if you are a parent or a teacher who struggles to “get a child to listen” or who can find him/herself frustrated with a child at times — so basically if you are a human being — then this book has the potential to make your life much easier and more enjoyable. Sincerely, Jesse McCarthy

If you’re learning about family and parenting, this an excellent resource.

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