Effective communication with children
Today we are talking about effective communication with our children since this helps to create a climate of trust and security, essential for their healthy development and growth. If communication is effective, boys and girls feel understood, their self-esteem improves, and their social skills too.
What are effective communication and its characteristics?
Effective communication is the ability to be able to transmit a message correctly, to be able to show and externalize our ideas and suggestions, so that our information is understood and then you can also remember what we say and act based on this information.
Characteristics of effective communication with children:
Communication is effective when it is brief, clear, precise, and has the least possible distortions.
Clear, if the message we want to convey is easily understandable and understandable.
Accurate, if the information and message are accurate and complete
Interesting, if the message is motivating and attractive to the listener.
Communication is effective when we surround it with an environment that avoids distractions
It is effective when we transmit it calmly, without frights, without nerves.
It is effective if we also know how to listen
Benefits of effective communication
These are 8 undoubted benefits that we find in effective communication between parents and children
Effective communication improves the social skills of the child.
Efficient communication promotes affective, personal, language, and thought development.
This effective communication gives them security and confidence.
It contributes to your emotional well-being.
Effective dialogue favors the strengthening of affective bonds.
Positive and effective communication improves the self-esteem of children
It favors relationships and a family atmosphere.
Finally, positive communication helps them express themselves appropriately.
Techniques for good communication with children
Communicating does not mean just talking, the act of communication leads us to understand the other, both what he tells us with his words and without words, and what he wants to tell us. We must pay attention when we communicate and develop the right skills for effective communication.
We leave you 5 effective communication techniques that you can work with your children
How to achieve effective communication
Learn to Listen. Listening is not a passive process, active listening is essential for effective communication. If the person perceives that she is being listened to, she will feel cared for. It is essential that the other perceive interest in our listening attitude, to do so:
look into his eyes
Nod while he talks to you
Stop what you're doing and pay full attention to what he says.
Don't interrupt when they talk, wait until they finish speaking.
smile when appropriate
non-verbal communication. It implies a more reflective communication, which goes beyond the literal content and reaches the emotional content. Our attitude in communication is transmitted through non-verbal messages, and in the same way, we can know how the other feels by observing not only what he tells us with words. Non-verbal communication involves listening to what they are saying to us without words, focusing on the substance of the message.
Observe the gestures, looks, and movements of the other, you will be able to know if he is tense, relaxed, happy, scared, etc.
Take care of your gestures, and try to show a positive attitude (open your arms, look into the eyes, and be open and relaxed for communication.
Speak. Speaking involves more than saying words, it is important to choose the right words and express ourselves by saying what we want to say and paying attention to what we say so that the other understands us.
Before you speak, reflect on your words. Put yourself for a moment in the place of the other (age, feelings, emotions, etc.)
Talk to them and not to them, that is, don't focus the communication on yourself. Think that it is an interactive process and that communication is not a monologue, you should talk to others, and not to others.
Ask open questions (those that are not answered with a yes or no), such as tell me….. What do you think of…?
Respond clearly and directly to the other's questions.
Use ME messages instead of YOU messages. Instead of saying you misbehave… try saying: I feel worried about….
Give importance to the positive, try to use positive words like good, great, and go ahead.
Avoid ordering, rejecting, commanding, criticizing, or judging.
Employ assertive communication. It is about the ability to say what we think and defends our rights, respecting others. An assertive style allows us to defend ourselves and give our opinion without hurting the others.
Be empathic and put yourself in the other person's place.
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