How To Get Children To Open Up
How Not to Screw Up Your Kids
English - May 08, 2024 23:30 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsParenting Kids & Family Education How To education children counselling dad doctor family kids mum parent parenting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
How can we get a non-communicative child or teen to open up? Feels like mission impossible yet with a few tweaks, and a whole lot of faith it is possible. I'll share my top four don'ts and my top five dos.
Here are the highlights:
(00:45) You can’t help your child with anxiety or confidence if they won’t open up to you
(1:58) Don’t ask your child about their day
(3:27) Don’t expect overnight changes
(4:13) Don’t jump in with solutions
(5:07) Don’t take things personally
(6:55) Seize the opportunities
(9:45) Take care of yourself!
(11:15) Build in connection time with each child each day
(14:03) Listen
(17:22) Maximise non-eye contact moments
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