Apps
HOW TO TALK: Parenting Tips in Your Pocket
An interactive set of tools that offer aid to the parent under siege, from Joanna Faber and Julie King.
Are you worn out by sibling strife, bedtime battles, food fights, and clean up conflicts? Are you tired of tantrums and meltdowns? Do you wish you had a button to press that would make kids just behave? We provide the buttons! Users choose from the following categories and click through questions that guide them to instant tips and advice.
* I want to help my child with difficult feelings
* I want my child to do something (or stop doing something)
* I need some alternatives to punishment
* I want to encourage my child
* Help! My kids are fighting!
When you’re deep in the trenches with no time to think, this app will help you pull through. Whether your child is terrified of the neighbor’s toothless toy poodle, reluctant to brush his teeth, angry because she can’t play with your smartphone in the bathtub, or punching his brother in the stomach, you will find creative, effective, sometimes humorous solutions, with concrete examples and dialog to help you through the crisis.
Reviews
“Great supplementary aid for the book – for use in ‘field’ conditions. Loved it.”
“So helpful and relevant! This app takes the tips and ideas from How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen and puts them in an easy to use reference guide. It can be difficult to think of useful parenting phrases and strategies in the heat of the moment, so it’s really nice to have this guide right at my fingertips. Thank you for taking the time to make this app! The book revolutionized my parenting and brought so much peace and cooperation to our family, and I’m so excited about this app!”
“I read the book and have been taking notes but this app is so handy and these things actually work. I am a parent of a very violent 5 year old boy and this is helping. Navigation so easy and simple. I can find the solution to my problem very quickly and it even references to pages in the book if you want to read more info. Definitely worth 4 dollars. I can not thank you enough. This app and your book have changed my quality of life exponentially.”
“Good Parenting in Flow Chart Form! Perfect for when good parenting isn’t coming natural to you in the moment…”
Parenting Hero
Parenting Hero features tips and advice from Joanna Faber and Julie King, internationally acclaimed experts on communication between adults and children. They are the authors of the best-selling book “How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7”. The duo has years of experience working worldwide with parents, teachers and other professionals, helping families become more harmonious and less of a battleground.
Parenting Hero presents practical skills that can be used immediately to make relationships with children more satisfying and rewarding. Interactive graphics and story guides will help you to:
• cope with children’s negative feelings
• engage children’s cooperation without bribes, threats or punishment
• set limits while maintaining goodwill
• encourage children to assume responsibility
• resolve conflicts creatively
• use praise effectively
Parenthood isn’t easy! Parenting Hero is fun to play and brings to your fingertips tried and tested strategies that will make your family life happier and more peaceful.
Reviews
“Great examples of helpful responses to common frustrating situations.”
“This app changed my way of thinking when it comes to responding to situations with my child in a extremely positive way. It’s so different than most parenting apps, and I love the fact it makes it a sort of game and explains how each response could make your child feel or react. I love it and want more like it!!!!”
“The role play/scenarios really work to learn these techniques. I love the concepts- now to apply them.”
“I’m obsessed with these books, so I had to try out this app. It’s really helpful if you haven’t read the books. Maybe even helpful if you’ve read the books, but your spouse hasn’t and you want a way they can quickly get ideas –without having to hassle them yourself 😉 I’m so happy to see a positive parenting app!”