Positive Parenting # 10
December 1, 2007 6:56 am Positive ParentingGuideline # 10 for Positive Parenting
Listen to Your Children
Listening allows children to feel free to talk to you about anything that is troubling them and makes you a trusted confidant.
If your child has something to say, listen to them. Make eye contact with them and listen to them at eye-level. Don’t interrupt them and let them get their thoughts and feelings out. Listen to their dreams and aspirations. They need to feel confident in sharing their innermost desires.
If you have more than one child, try to take time out with each child individually and listen to them. Have your spouse watch the other kids while you go out for a special lunch or if you’re a single parent, have a trusted friend or relative take care of the other children. When kids have to compete for our attention, sometimes it’s tough to really hear them and get to know our special children.
Heather :
Date: December 4, 2007 @ 8:46 am
Nice tips! Life is noisy these days, and sometimes we have to really concentrate to hear our kids. I also find it helpful to turn off all the extra noisemakers in the background. We have a bad habit of leaving the tv on all the time, even if nobody is watching.