Blog Post

I know this is a simple thing and many of us think that we do this, but do we really?

Experience

My experience as a teacher (and recently speaking to current teachers) has revealed that children lack good communication skills. They don’t know about give and take during a conversation. They don’t know that listening is a vital skill of communicating and conversing.

Read the rest of my guest post on I Can Teach My Child!

Challenge

Week 1: Read the blog post and try to “catch” your child being good and compliment them, sing a silly song about it, or cheer for them. Try to do this 2-3 times each day this week!!

Week 2: Make sure your child overhears you saying something wonderful about them to someone else!

Week 3: Get on your child’s eye level, look into their eyes and point out their positive character traits.

Week 4: Hug your child and whisper a prayer of thanksgiving to God for your child.

Week 5: Read 10 Questions to Ask Your Child and ask your child some of the suggested questions that are age appropriate.  Please do this when you can give your child your full attention.  Encourage/model your child to have a conversation with you.

Here is another useful blog post.

10 Questions to Ask Your Child