How To Improve Communication - And Your Relationship - With Your Children
How often have you asked your child to do something only to be completely ignored? Do you find talking to your teenager is like talking to a brick wall? Parents communicate many things to their children. As the first and most enduring role models, parents set goals and teach values. Successful communication between a parent and child is also one of the cornerstones of good family relationships - but it is not always easy. In all families, different patterns of communication develop, and sometimes they can break down, causing conflict and unhappiness.
Effective communication with your children is not just about getting them to listen to you - but also about really listening to your children. This book shows you how to do just that.
Using exercises, case studies and dialogue examples, it examines classic communication patterns and the common barriers that prevent us from learning, changing and developing new skills. In positive and practical terms, learn the fundamentals of establishing good communication with your children, including how to focus and use active listening, and how to implement win-win resolution strategies; how to motivate your children and build their self-esteem, and teach them important life values.
Clear and informative, this book shows you how to gain your child's attention and express yourself in ways that, with practice, will help them to communicate well and build good relationships - whatever their age.
