This book offers a practical and thoughtful guide on improving communication with kids, whether you’re a parent, educator, or caregiver. Drawing on her experience as a Harvard faculty member and speech pathologist, Rolland shares evidence-based tools to help foster richer, more meaningful conversations that nurture kindness, creativity, and confidence in children. The author describes "rich talk," a concept of conversations that help kids build the emotional and intellectual skills they need to thrive. The advice isn’t just for toddlers; Rolland includes tips for communicating with children of all ages, including the often-difficult adolescent years. The book is filled with real-world anecdotes and specific conversation prompts, making the strategies immediately accessible.

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This is a great book for anyone who wants to have more meaningful conversation with children, whether they are educators or parents. It had a lot of great ideas!

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This book had a lot of great ideas on how to have more meaningful conversations with your children. I found it very helpful.

As an educator, this is a wonderful resource to use. I think that we often don’t realize the importance of facilitating conversation with children. Teachers sometimes talk just to hear themselves speak. Why don’t we give children the same opportunities? Children are a bundle of curiosity and learning how to channel that curiosity into conversation can be invaluable to growing minds. I can’t wait to recommend this to other educators and parents.