COMMUNICATI

ON BETWEEN
PARENT AND
CHILDREN
 COMMUNICATION
• Meaning :
Communication is the sharing
of information between two
or more people.
Guidelines for effective
communication
 Why we need?
• To exchange information
• Express our thoughts and
feelings
• To connect to our children
• To build trust and respect
among family members
 How effective
communication can take
place?
1) attentive listening
2) open response
 Communication skills
In family

Listening Skills Responding Skills

Listening Skills
1) Show your readiness to
listen
arrange appropriate
discussion time
Meet at pleasant
environment
 2) Listen attentively
give undivided attention
 have no hidden agenda
 maintain eye contact
 take time before responding
3) reflect feeling
4) keep tract of facts,
logic and reasoning
 Responding openly and
non-judgmentally
openly
 willing to share your feelings and
thought
non-judgmentally
 not evaluate your child as wrong,
stupid
Responding skills
1) Identify and express your
emotion.
 use‘I’ messages, not ‘You’
messages
 not blaming your children
 2) Restate what was said.
 toshow your understanding
 use a statement
3) Use question to help your
child sort out the problem.
 questions that will extend
interaction
 use WH questions
 help the children to explain
conclusion
THE END