Parenting Teens - September 5, 2012

Day 20 - Effective Communications Strategies Part II

We look at the role of Paying Attention to Their World, Listening for Feelings & Avoiding Interruptions in effective communications.

4. Show an interest in the world of your teenageres) • ask questions about their interests and listen to their answers • treat them as unique individuals with their own points of view and personal tastes

5. Listen for feelings • allow them to express negative emotions • don't rush in with solutions right away

6. Try to avoid interrupting • the average person listens for only seventeen seconds • resist the desire to be defensive or to butt in and correct

Question:
What affirming words can you share with your teenager this week? What one-to-one time can you plan?

See the attached worksheets in the study guide

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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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