I received a parenting tip from www.biblicalparenting.org on Teaching Children to Affirm in Conversation.
It says that children DON"T KNOW how to LISTEN without listening about the next thing they want to say. If they do listen, they react with statements like,"I know,"or "I can do better than that." In fact, whenever I hear this from my kids, I feel that this conversation is going no where. Rather frustrating, huh?
So, we should teach our children to affirm others in conversation.
For eg., children can say, "I agree" or "You're right.", "That must have been exciting," or "You saw a fun thing." Good responses in conversation are "Oh," "That's interesting," or to ask a question.
Let us remember to teach them to encourage the other person first before they launch their responses which sometimes sound like counter attack.
Well, it all starts with us conversing with them. When they make a comment in public, "Eewww, she's so fat!". We don't say "Watch your words" or "Shut up". Rather we may say,"You're right,son.(if it's true she's on the big side). But I think we should be more tactful in our comments,OK?" In this way, we can keep the conversation open.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Teaching Children to Affirm in Conversation
Posted by ACES at 8:33 AM
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