How to Talk to Your Kids about Really Important Things: Specific Questions and Answers and Useful Things to Say - Paperback

by Charles E. Schaefer (Author), Theresa Foy Digeronimo (Author)

Charles E. Schaefer and Theresa Foy DiGeronimo's classic guide offers parents, teachers, counselors, and others the help they need to find the words to talk to kids and answer their questions. The book is filled with practical advice on discussing a wide range of life's experiences with children?from family changes like moving to a new home, divorce, and remarriage to broader subjects such as child abuse and AIDS.

Front Jacket

Will I get AIDS?'' Why do we have to move?'' "What if grandma dies?''A child's difficult questions about everyday life can often take parents by surprise. How to Talk to Your Kids About Really Important Things helps parents find the words they need to talk to their kids and answer their questions. The authors offer practical guidance on a wide range of life's experiences, from family changes like moving to a new home, divorce, and remarriage to subjects such as child abuse and AIDS.Using vignettes and sample conversations, the authors show parents how to convey the facts children need to know--What happened? How will it affect me? Will I be okay?--through open and honest communication.

Back Jacket

A guide to help parents find the words they need to talk to their kids and answer their questions. The authors offer practical advice on discussing a wide range of life's experiences with children?from family changes like moving to a new home, divorce, and remarriage to broader subjects such as child abuse and AIDS.

Author Biography

CHARLES E. SCHAEFER is professor of psychology and director of the Center for Psychological Services at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is the author of many parenting books, including Raising Baby Right (with T. DiGeronimo) which won the Child magazine award for the Best Parenting Book of 1992. THERESA FOY DIGERONIMO is adjunct professor of English at The William Paterson College of New Jersey and mother of three. As a team, she and Dr. Schaefer have coauthored several books, including Toilet Training Without Tears and Teach Your Child to Behave.