Communication in the family - there are a number of ways to look at communication. Verbal communication is made up of two components Digital messages are the content element. This is the report element that conveys information.
Analogic messages are the relationship element.
This is the inflection in your voice, tone, meaning and conveys more information than the actual words. Non-verbal communication Body language that communicates much of the analogic part of the message. You cannot not communicate in the family Metacommunication - these are rules about communication. And the mom give the child the meta-messages that it isn't appropriate to share that kind of information. Circular causality - systems approach to interaction.