Happy Thanksgiving! Hope you had an awesome time with family and friends? Let's jump right in. My question this week for parents is;
How can we get our children to talk to us more? As we go through this journey of parenthood we likely ask our children more questions than anyone else in our lives? But how do we get the answers to some of these questions?
For example....How many times have you asked a child "why did you do that?" and they shrug their shoulders?
When we talk to our children we need to ensure that we are not only giving them our thoughts, ideas and opinions but also listening to what their thoughts are, their feelings, their opinions.
I work with and meet so many parents who are more concerned about getting their point across and voicing their opinion with their children than they are concerned with connecting with their children, so that their children will talk to them more.
I have worked with and meet so many parents whose children do not trust them with their secrets...their feelings...
How do you get your children to talk to you? How do you get them to trust you with their secrets?
Stay tuned for some communication tips.
To great parenting.
Coach Kumari
