How To Communicate With Children

The way we communicate with our children is extremely important as it plays a decisive role in building up their personality. We communicate not only through talking but also through our body language and looks. Our communication could be warm or cold, encouraging or discouraging and it leaves a huge affect our kids either in a positive manner or negatively.

These are ways in which you can have an effective communication with your child.

• Let your child feel absolute acceptance. Let him know that you accept him completely the way he is and love him for what he is. This will enhance his confidence and he will interact better with others. You can do this by a positive body language, appreciative looks and of course verbal motivation.


• Readily listen to your child and let him know that you're interested and want to know all about it. Keep the conversation going by asking him questions and being a part of it.


• Make it a point to address your child personally before telling him to do anything. Take his name and make sure he has taken you seriously and not just as somebody rattling off in the background.


• A very important key to effective communication is eye contact. Not just when you are giving him some command but at all times, even when he's narrating his playground experience to you, it is important to look into his eyes and talk.


• Use a polite language with kids. Using words like please, sorry, thank you etc will not only make them polite but will also make them feel important.


• Always use motivating words. Do not ever discourage your child by telling him that he is not good at something. Always tell him that you have absolute faith in his capabilities and know he can do wonderfully.

Communicating effectively with your child will make him perform better and try hard to achieve his goals. It will make him grow into a positive and matured person with the right approach towards life.