• Quick and Easy Tips for Communicating with your Child
     
    Uphold eye contact
     
    Eliminate distractions
     
    Work through one problem at a time
     
    Be understanding, not judgmental
     
    Refrain from lecturing 
     
    Avoid making interruptions
     
    Make suggestions, but do not necessarily tell your child what to do
     
    Use "I" statements
     
    Communicate with creative expression 
     
    Refrain from correcting grammar during conversation
     
    Communicate the positive
     
    Recognize and accept your child's emotions
     
    Pay attention to your child's body language and tone of voice
     
    Let your child know you are there for him/her
     
    Try to plan talking to your children early in the evening so you are not tired
     
    Do not ask why, ask what
     
    Help your child come to his/her own realization of his/her problem
     
    Do not use put downs