Category Dialogue and communication

Sometimes life is not as we expect it ... For better and for worse, sometimes it surprises us with a change in the path that disrupts all the plans we had in mind. At this point, we have to accept our new destiny, be it easy or difficult to digest. And how? That is where a kind of secret mission that all parents have comes into play: to build a gaze of love towards our children, a way of transmitting to them that we accept the challenges that life has placed on us and that together we will get out.

& 34; Elena, get dressed & 34 ;. At 5 minutes. & 34; Elena, get dressed, please & 34 ;. After 10 minutes. & 34; Elena, let you dress! & 34 ;. I spend the day repeating the same things without obtaining any kind of fruit, and it seems that today's children - it is something that all the mothers of the park agree on - do not do well with listening and paying attention .

Have you heard of the method of active listening to educate children? It is the best way to address each other within the family. There is a lot of talk about this technique (that if you have to get on the same level as the children to speak to them, that if you have to watch the language ...), however, it is not possible to delve into the bases on which it should be based to it really works.

Surely many times you wonder what the key is to be better with your family. And I invite you to reflect for a moment, do you communicate effectively at home? Precisely to improve communication between parents and children, I propose an interesting game: the game of stones and cottons.

The language we use with children has enormous power and great influence over them. The phrases we use, the tone we use, etc. They can be decisive and can change their lives or, at least, the way they cope with it. They influence what children think about themselves, but also their behavior and behavior.

If you are always looking for activities to do with your children at home and that have a benefit for them, join the trend of practicing escape room. We tell you all the benefits of this playful proposal and, best of all, we give you some ideas so that you can build yours in your own home. Boredom is over!

Today I write a little from surprise and anger. Perhaps it has been because in recent weeks I have heard on different occasions several adults ask that trick question that you should never ask a child: & 34; And you, who do you love more, Mom or dad? & 34 ;. The consequences that this question can have within the family sphere, both for the child and for the parents and globally, are very harmful for everyone, and I want to talk to you about all this today.

Children's understanding of ironic comments depends on several factors, including the level of development of cognitive language and skills called & 34; mentalists & 34 ;. They need to acquire them to be able to interpret double meanings, however, parents and teachers can help children to understand irony and sarcasm little by little.

We have a bad habit of thinking too much about the future, or perhaps there is someone around us who invites us to go too far into the future, and that makes us disconnect from the present and neglect what we have here and now. Discover why we must enjoy and accompany children in each of their stages.

There are things that must be said loud and clear to everyone: children have the Right to be heard. As we refine our communication with our children, we realize that listening is not the same as hearing, when we hear them we are making only a physical effort to find out what they are telling us, while when we listen to them we are not just getting aware of the subject as we also get involved in it.