| Giving your child a lecture |
- Ask for information and have your child
tell you what they are thinking.
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| Telling your child how “wrong” they are |
- Ask your child to explain what they are thinking or feeling.
- Children will talk more freely if they don’t feel like they are being judged.
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| Nagging at your child |
- Try using a joke or humour instead.
- Nagging makes it hard to communicate but humour can make it easier.
- We usually don’t realize that we are nagging. Instead of nagging, try turning a
chore into a competition or game.
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| Dealing with your child when you are really angry |
- Waiting until you are both calmer to talk about a problem.
- Being angry or upset makes it hard to communicate.
- Let the anger go away before you talk about the problem.
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| Telling your child what they are doing wrong |
- Catching your child doing something good.
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