Family Meetings ~ 5 Listening Secrets Your Kids Must Learn

Do you want your kids to listen? Do they turn you off soon after you open your mouth? Look inside for 5 listening skills your children must learn.

5 Listening Tips You Must Teach in Family Meetings:

Look at the speaker.

Concentrate on what the speaker is saying.

Write down a few words to remember important points.

Repeat what you heard the speaker say.

Ask the speaker questions if you didn't understand.

Have you ever wondered why people love counselors? It's because the good ones really listen. They understand their clients. Their clients feel the wonderful satisfaction of being heard.

If you have trouble listening, then it's time to work on your own listening skills. Your children must learn them from you. You are the parent.

The Family Meeting is the perfect place to practice listening skills. Kids love feeling important. Imagine how their spirits will soar when they feel heard. After all building character starts when your kids begin to talk. They'll learn to listen too.

Your Action Step:

Post a "Listening Skill of the Week" from the above list on your refrigerator. Practice that skill inside and outside of the Family Meeting. "Catch your children being good" with a compliment when they listen well.

How well do your children listen? Please let us know what listening problems they have.

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Jean Tracy, MSS blogs about character, parenting, and family solutions.