Good communication between parents and children leads to warm relationships, cooperation and feelings of positive worth.
Good communication involves both effective speaking and listening skills.
Following are suggestions of ways to talk with your children so they will listen and ways to listen so they will talk openly with you. When children know they are accepted just as they are, it is possible for them to grow, to change, to feel good about themselves and makes communicating with them easy. Adults can accept children without necessarily approving of their behavior. Call a child by name and allow time to get his or her attention before beginning to speak. When talking to children, it is effective to bend down to their level or sit at a table with them in order to make level eye contact.