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- ListeningListen, Look for the Message, and Determine Your Child's NeedsListen, Look for the Message, and Determine Your Child's NeedsElement number 10 of the 12 Disciplinary Elements is to understand misbehavior. Take it from the experts, there's a reason for every misbehavior, and when you figure out the reason, y...
- Communicating With Your ChildTips on Listening to Your ChildTips on Listening to Your ChildListening—it's not as easy as it sounds. It's often uncomfortable to really hear somebody else's point of view (especially if it's your child and she's right and you happen to be wrong. It could happen, you know!...
- Communication SkillsTalk It OutTalk It OutTime 15 to 30 minutes Materials Favorite stuffed animal or doll Directions You can use a favorite stuffed animal to help your child express things that are difficult to talk about. Many children will open up more easily with this simp...
- Reading ActivitiesIt Felt Like...It Felt Like...Time 10 to 20 minutes Materials Your child's favorite book Directions You can take a favorite story a step further after you read it by asking the child what a particular character felt like at some point in the story.Help to exten...
- Learning to ReadThe Skills Kids Need to ReadThe Skills Kids Need to ReadAs a basic foundation for learning to read and write, kids need strong speaking and listening skills. When you and other adults around your kids encourage them to talk, ask, questions, and use dramatic play, it increas...
- Communication SkillsUse Your WordsTalking about one's feelings can help solve anger and frustration. ...
- ListeningHow Can Parents Model Good Listening Skills?How Can Parents Model Good Listening Skills? Listen Better, Learn More In one of the Family Circus cartoon strips, the little girl looks up at her father, who is reading the newspaper, and says: "Daddy, you have to listen to me with your eyes as...
- ListeningFollowing Directions in KindergartenIt's important to identify listening problems early -- before they can affect learning. ...
- ListeningIs My Son Ready for First Grade?If a child didn't listen well in kindergarten, and is easily distracted, is he ready for first grade? ...
- ListeningDaughter Won't ListenOur expert is concerned that a parent's attempts to correct a "listening" problem appear to be forms of punishment. ...