The most basic need of children is to grow up in a safe environment. In addition, the basic building block of establishing a secure attachment with their parents is healthy and effective communication. The communication that children establish with their parents affects the way they express themselves and communicate at school and in their social environment.
When communicating with children;
Maintain eye contact while speaking. Be present. When you make eye contact, you clearly convey that you are interested in him and that you are listening, and you also enable him to express himself more clearly. While you are busy with the struggles of daily life, your child may want to share with you or talk to you about a topic that excites him. Remember, everything can wait, but don't make your child wait to communicate.
Make sure that your face, facial expressions and movements are compatible with your speech. In healthy communication, it is important that our behaviors are in harmony with what we express. In addition, you need to behave in harmony with your conversations in order to create an environment of trust in communication and to make your child feel that he can share everything with you without hesitation.
Give your child the right to speak. Do not interrupt his speech. , let him finish so you can give your child the freedom to express his own ideas. At the same time, giving your child the right to speak in public conversations at home will enable him to express himself better in social life and defend his ideas.
Make him feel that you respect his ideas. In order to make him respect your ideas, you must first make him feel that you respect his ideas. In this way, you will ensure that he/she participates in society not as a self-centered individual but as an individual who respects the ideas and rights of others.
Allow him/her to take responsibility within the family . In this way, your child learns to cooperate and participates in social life as a responsible, productive and self-confident individual.
Never threaten your child with your love. You may sometimes lose your patience in the face of the difficulties that life brings, you may not feel well, you may even be angry, and you may react suddenly to any behavior of your child. No matter what, never threaten your child with your love. This threat can create great psychological trauma in your child and cause trust and attachment problems in their social life and relationships in later years.
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