By Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
This book summary of “How to talk so teens will listen and listen so teens will talk.”, portrays how a parent can improve their relationships with their children with simple practices. It shows how a parent can convey their message to their kids so that a kid listens to it.
To begin with, there are a total of four parts that a parent can work on, which are:
- Dealing With Feelings.
- We’re Still Making Sure.
- To Punish or Not to Punish.
- Working It Out Together.
Dealing with Feelings.
Here I have stated the things a parent can do when a teen feels differently:
- Instead of dismissing feelings, identify thoughts and feelings of what the kid thinks and feels.
- Instead of ignoring their feelings of hate, love, confusion, anger and so on, acknowledge what they have to say with sounds or words.
- Instead of using parental logic and explanation, give in fantasy what you cannot give in reality.
- Instead of going against your better judgement, accept feeling as you redirect unacceptable behaviour.
If a teen comes to you with a problem or faces one, understand them emotionally through their point of view. Giving an imaginative mind an explanation and a logical reason may stop them from ever sharing their feelings.
I hope this article helps you to get a better picture of what will improve a parent’s relationship with a kid.
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