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>The important thing is not just to talk to your child, but to talk with your child Taking this to the next level, it's not about about talking per se but havi
by cinspicuous 8y ago
>The important thing is not just to talk to your child, but to talk with your child
Taking this to the next level, it's not about about talking per se but having meaningful communication. This entails noting interesting things, fun things and helping the child get what they want, helping the parent get what they want, deciding what to want next, etc. The ability to talk co-evolves with the content i.e. with the reasons to talk.
- Angostura 8y agoMy brother bought up his kids beautifully, and when I asked him what the secret was, he simply said 'talk to them like people' which worked for us too. My kids do tend to ask me things me now and prefix it with 'not one of your long answers, though dad'.
- cinspicuous 8y agoDetail Dad! >talk to them like people Except that most adult/social conversations are restrictive.
- Angostura 8y agoNot compared with stereotypical parent-child conversations where it is easy to slip into command-based dialogue: "I want to do this", "you can't".
- cinspicuous 8y agoTrue. And I hope we're moving away from that.
- user5454 8y ago> 'not one of your long answers, though dad' I get this a lot too. My 8 yr old daughter frequently tells me she just wants the answer.