- How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish.
Both authors are experts on adult-child communication. They lecture nationwide and present group workshops. The authors use real-life situations to compare different communication styles and how a child may respond. They show ways to communicate respectfully while satisfying your own needs. Techniques include “Instruct rather than criticize” and “Help your child experience the consequences of his actions.”
- How to Talk So Teens Will Listen and Listen So Teens Will Talk, Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish.
The authors of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk have taken their basic concepts and applied them to communicating with teenagers. This book helps parents to remember the importance of identifying underlying feelings and to respond respectfully and helpfully. - Discipline for Life: Getting it Right with Children, Madelyn Swift, M.Ed.
Madelyn Swift is President of Childright and an authority on discipline and communication. She is also an internationally acclaimed speaker. Swift discusses ten barriers to cooperation that impact the way we communicate with our children. Some of these include blaming, threats, lectures and put-downs. She shows parents how to use respectful language and gives five examples including guiding towards helpfulness and giving alternatives. | 
