| Communicating effectively with one's child is perhaps | | | | takes. |
| one of the toughest challenges that parents have to | | | | You must gently and in age appropriate terms explain |
| face. In spite of trying to open a two-way | | | | to your child what is wrong with their form of |
| communication line with our child, it gets frustrating if | | | | communication and why it doesn't work. Even when |
| we find that their attention is not on the ongoing | | | | there are hard questions, you must show you child |
| conversation or on us at all. We complain about | | | | the most effective manner of communication. |
| broken communication lines when all the time we find | | | | Become a good listener. You must encourage them |
| it completely alright to converse with them when we | | | | to tell their side of the story and to voice their |
| are folding clothes, reading the newspaper, writing | | | | opinions and respond positively to show that you |
| letters or cooking meals. | | | | understand their point of view. |
| By nature children get easily distracted and do not | | | | You must communicate with your child in a consistent |
| always respond as expected to their environment. It | | | | manner. You must send out the same signals ach |
| becomes the duty of the parents to encourage | | | | time you interact. The child must be allowed to see |
| positive communication patterns and to discourage | | | | that you will definitely call their attention whenever |
| the act of ignoring communication. In order to make | | | | unwanted behavior takes place. |
| sure that a non-verbal agreement does not ensue, it | | | | Kids are after all kids and it is normal for them to be |
| is important to educate the child on proper | | | | non-communicative and non-reactive sometimes. Your |
| communication forms and hence prevent this. | | | | child is your domain and you should know best how |
| Teaching by example is the best method. While | | | | to interpret his or her behavior and gauge |
| conversing, you must direct your complete attention | | | | improvement in communication skills. Modeling positive |
| on them and total focus on the conversation. Allow | | | | communication skills is the best way of ensuring that |
| voicemail to take your calls, turn the television off or | | | | your child imbibes healthy communication patterns. |
| go to a room with no distractions if that's what it | | | | |