Getting Through to Your Kids

by Popkin, Michael H.; Spizman, Robyn Freedman

• ISBN13: 9780399527500
• ISBN10: 0399527508
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-05
• Publisher: Perigee Trade

Summary

From toddlers to teens, children are full of questions. While we all want to give the right answers, we don't always know whether to be detailed or discreet, protective or honest. Drawn from the advice and experiences of dozens of psychological, medical, and educational experts, as well as countless parents, this timely and telling book offers answers to all the questions kids are bound to ask. Learn: * How to jumpstart a conversation and simplify complicated topics * How to know the best age to talk about sex, drugs, and other subjects * Why once isn't always enough-and why some topics need to be revisited * Whether some questions are best left unanswered * How to gain a child's confidence and respect

Author Biography

Dr. Michael Popkin earned a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Georgia State University and has served as Director of Child and Family Services at an Atlanta hospital. He is the founder of Active Parenting Publishers and author of the first video-based parenting education program. He has appeared on over 100 TV and radio programs.

Robyn Freedman Spizman has authored more than 60 books, and has appeared for the past 20 years as a consumer advocate and "super mom" on the NBC affiliates WXIA TV. She has also been featured on CNN, CNNfn, The Discovery Channel, and Oprah's Oxygen Network and her advice and books have appeared in many publications, including Woman's Day, Redbook, Parents, Child, The New York Times, and USA Today.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Bringing Your Message Home	1	(17)
How to Get Through	18	(22)
Building Core Values and Strengthening Character	40	(10)
Alcohol and Other Drugs	50	(15)
Courage and Fear	65	(17)
Death	82	(17)
Divorce	99	(15)
Driving	114	(15)
Friends	129	(16)
Illness and Disability	145	(16)
Money and Work	161	(14)
Sexuality	175	(19)
Tobacco	194	(16)
Violence and Safety	210	(17)
Conclusion	227	(4)
Resources	231	(19)
Endnotes	250	(3)
Index	253