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Let, Lift, & Listen
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Preface
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Introduction: The Three Basics of Parenting
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Part 1: The Let, Lift, and Listen Framework
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Chapter 1: Let the Consequences Do the Teaching
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Reasons For Letting The Consequences Do The Teaching
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What Does It Mean To Let The Consequences Do The Teaching?
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Removing Anger From The Delivery Of Consequences
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Story: The Black Hole
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Avoid Rescuing Your Child
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Story: Josh Falls Into The Creek
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When You Or Your Child Are Embarrassed
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Story: Louisa Forgets Her Homework
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Parenting Tip: When You Disagree with Another Caregiver
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Key Points
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Chapter 2: Lift Your Children with Honest Appreciation
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What Is Lifting?
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Story: Slowpoke, Slowpoke
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Parenting Tip: Use and Instead of but
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Why Lifting Is Important
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It’s Never Too Late
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Chapter 3: Listen to Your Children with Open Ears, Hearts, and Minds
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The Benefits Of Good Listening
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How To Listen Effectively
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Parenting Tip: Listening Does Not Mean We Agree
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Listening To Emotions
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Story: Mario Throws His Bookbag
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Reflect On Events
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Body Language And Attentiveness
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Children Who Don’t Communicate
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Story: Tamika And Her Math Test
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Chapter 4: Love: The Foundation of Let, Lift, and Listen
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Expressing Love Amid Challenges
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Why Express Love Instead Of Anger?
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Story: How The Empathetic Phrase Uh-Oh Changed The Lives Of One Family
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Chapter 5: Part 1 Summary
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Part 2: Using the Let, Lift, and Listen Framework in the Real World
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Chapter 6: Preschoolers
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Claire Steals A Cookie
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Parenting Tip: Giving Choices
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Caleb And The Dinosaur Shoes
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Parenting Tip: Stop Reminding
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Amelia Learns About Gravity
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Cory Throws A Tantrum
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Jackson Won’t Clean Up
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Parenting Tip: Enforceable Statements
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Please Don’t Help My Kids
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Chapter 7: Elementary School Children
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Liam Won’t Get Up In The Morning
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The Shattered Christmas Ornament
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Parenting Tip: Guilt-Free Parenting
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Dad Is More Fun Than Mom
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Parenting Tip: Rules for Co-Parenting from a Child’s Perspective
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The Broken Lamp
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Parenting Tip: The Power of the Pause
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I Must Have A Cell Phone
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Parenting Tip: Navigating Technology with Your Children
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Chapter 8: Adolescents and Teenagers
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Where Is My Beer?
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Firecrackers In The Middle Of The Night
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Parenting Tip: The Undeveloped Frontal Lobe
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I’ve Decided To Quit School
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Parenting Tip: When Kids Say Something Ridiculous or Alarming
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Emma Won’t Get Up
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Parenting Tip: That Wouldn’t Work for Me
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I Was At School, Not The Beach
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Parenting Tip: Lies
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Late For Hockey
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The Dreaded Phone Call
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You Are Welcome To Repeat Seventh Grade
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Parenting Tip: Creating a Family Mission Statement
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Benjamin Punches A Hole In The Wall
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Chapter 9: Adult Children
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Leaving A Nighttime Mess
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Hooting And Snorting From The Bathroom
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Please Help Me Move The Porch Furniture
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We Don’t Like Our Daughter’s Boyfriend
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May I Go To Mexico?
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Chapter 10: Sibling Dynamics
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Send That Baby Back To The Hospital
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Brotherly Love/Hate
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Charlie Interferes
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Teesha Destroys Jamal’s Fort
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Parenting Tip: Sibling Conflict
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Conclusion
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Acknowledgments
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