How To Get Your Child To Really Listen

Chilled Out Parenting

• While there are some good tips around to help you communicate with your child, sometimes you need to go a little deeper to improve the situation.
• It’s firstly important to review your expectations of your child’s listening because often we think they should be as skilled as adults in this area.
• There is a lot that gets in the way of you delivering your message and your child receiving it and acting on it.
• Getting your language right is important for ensuring your message is received by your child - often we overcomplicate our sentences.
• Many parents find it hard to be great listeners themselves, so it’s important to review this too. When in doubt, our children will always look to us for how to listen, follow instructions and behave.
• The stronger and more nurtured the connection with your child is, the more powerful and respectful the relationship between you will be, which means effective communication and better behaviour.

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