Parenting Teens - September 4, 2012

Day 19 - Effective Communications Strategies Part I

We look at the role of listening and attention-giving in effective communications.

2. Learn to listen
• treat them like young adults (not children) • Listen carefully to their views and feelings

Effective communication requires that parents o learn to speak with their teenager rather than at their teenager (Gary Chapman, The Five Love Languages of Teenagers) o engage in discussion and be prepared to debate the issues rather than repeating Simplistic slogans such as “You're too young to have a boyfriend” or “drugs are dangerous”

3. Give your full attention • recognize the important moments to listen and give your full attention • don't try to listen to your teenager while doing something else at the same time • maintain eye contact; observe your teenager’s body language

Question:
When have you had your best conversations with your teenager?

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1. Micro-managing our children’s lives

  • helicopter parenting – hovering over our children
  • children don’t learn how to think for themselves

2. Being over-competitive for our children

  • puts undue pressure on children

3. Overscheduling our children’s lives

  • can be caused by fear that our children will be left out or left behind

4. Overprotecting and rescuing our children

  • leads to children not taking responsibility or learning from their mistakes
  • allow children to take increasing responsibility for themselves
  • pass on information and values to give them a moral framework to live by

Helping children make good choices

Complete the attached worksheet.

 

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