 Communication with Children is Essential If there's anything positive that's come out of the rash of violence by young people that we've experienced both in and out of schools in the past two years, it is the renewed sense of the importance of communication with our children. When children become violent, you can be sure that there was a breakdown of communication somewhere. Most often, of course, the breakdown in c ommunication starts in the family. Many people believe that no matter how good the communication within the family children and teenagers can hide their feelings and behavior from their parents. Obviously this is true. Most of us as teens kept part of our life private and didn't share some important aspect of our life with our parents. On the other hand, there is no question in my mind that if you teach and practice communication skills with your child from a young age, you are less likely to be caught unawares of what your teenager is thinking and doing. |
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