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William Stixrud and Ned Johnson: ...how to talk to kids to build motivation & stress tolerance

Nobody Told Me!

Nobody Told Me!

Entrepreneurship, Business

4.2671 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Parents want to keep their kids safe, healthy, happy and motivated but sometimes it’s hard to know what to say to achieve those goals. Conversation between parents and kids can be difficult at times, if not impossible. That’s why we’re excited to welcome neuropsychologist William Stixrud and test prep expert Ned Johnson to the show. They are the authors of the bestselling book, "The Self-Driven Child".   Their latest book is called, "What Do You Say?: How to Talk with Kids to Build Motivation, Stress Tolerance, and a Happy Home". Their website is prepmatters.com.
 
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0:00.0

Welcome to Nobody Told Me.

0:13.4

I'm Laura Owens.

0:14.6

And I'm Jan Black.

0:16.0

We're a mother-daughter duo who have had the same kinds of conversations that most parents have with their kids as

0:21.8

they grow up. Issues related to school and family, goals, misunderstandings, and expectations we have

0:28.3

have all come up for us over the years. We've had some great meaningful conversations and I think we

0:34.0

would both admit some meltdowns too. Maybe one or two, but anyhow, all parents want to keep their kids safe, healthy, happy, and motivated.

0:42.5

But sometimes it's hard to know what to say to achieve those goals.

0:46.8

Conversation between parents and kids can be difficult at times, if not impossible.

0:51.5

That's why we're excited to welcome neurop psychologist William Sticks Rudd

0:55.0

and test prep expert Ned Johnson to the show.

0:58.6

They are the authors of the bestselling book,

1:00.9

The Self-Driven Child.

1:02.7

And they have a new book out called

1:04.4

What Do You Say, How to Talk with Kids,

1:07.5

to Build Motivation, Stress Tol stress tolerance, and a happy home.

1:11.8

Thank you so much, both of you for joining us.

1:14.9

Wonderful to be here.

1:16.2

Thanks for having us.

1:17.2

Yeah.

1:17.7

What is the story behind the title of the book?

1:20.9

What do you say?

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