Parents are often Blamed, not Trained, and when our children or teens have huge emotions because of a life challenge, and they are ‘kicking off’, this tends to create a reactionary response in ourselves of strong feelings too. Their heightened feelings escalate our own. So how does one respond so that everyone calms down and a solution is found to the problem that caused the high emotions in the first place?
A dialogue comparing the use of the 12 Roadblocks to Communicating when your child has a problem, compared to using Active Listening
Now Dad uses Active Listening with Kathy
What differences do you notice between the two communication styles and their outcomes?
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