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Ep. 60 Interview with Jennifer Lehr, author of ParentSpeak What’s Wrong with How We Talk to Our Children and What to Say Instead

by Chris Cate

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Jennifer Lehr, author of ParentSpeak: What’s Wrong with How We Talk to Our Children–and What to Say Instead is the featured guest this week. In our conversation, Jennifer will explain what “parentspeak” is and why we should change some of the common phrases we use with our kids.

Many of the common phrases Jennifer says not to use are phrases I say to my kids all the time, including “You’re so cute,” “Be careful,” and “Can you say thank you?” These are phrases I’ll probably continue to use, for better or worse, but I do think Jennifer makes some good points about how they have the potential to send a different message than what was intended.

Listen to the episode and you be the judge of whether “parentspeak” is a problem, too politically correct or somewhere in between.

Links Mentioned in this Episode:

  • Jennifer Lehr’s Website
  • ParentSpeak: What’s Wrong with How We Talk to Our Children–and What to Say Instead
  • Jennifer’s essay in the Wall Street Journal about The Wrong Way to Speak to Children
  • The ParentNormal Crash Course: Everything Traditional Parenting Books Are Afraid to Tell You About Close Encounters of the Baby Toddler and Third-Year Kind (my book)

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