Posts Tagged ‘questions’
Conversation Starters for Grandparents
Conversation starters and stretchers are great tools for relationship building. Use positive encouragement and inquiry in today’s challenging culture, especially with your grandchildren. Criticism and anger can be very hurtful. Relationships aren’t built with disrespect. Try these questions and statements to get discussions started and to keep everyone talking. Everyone wins when conversations move in…
Read More3 Listening Busters AND Solutions
Are you a good listener? Are your children good listeners? How are your family’s conversation skills? You’ve heard the old adage, “With two ears and one mouth, listen twice as often as you speak.” Listening is a gift we give others. Here are three “listening busters” and solutions to help families increase communication by being…
Read MoreGrowing Wisdom in Kids
Why is a word with great expectations. Children are inherently curious. The word why asked by a child and subsequent questions asked by a caring adult can grow kids in wisdom and knowledge. Parents are the experts or are at least deemed THE authority on all topics according to young children. Kids ask questions to…
Read More7 Reasons to Ask Your Child Good Questions
How was school? Good. What did you do? Play. Did your teacher read a story? Yes. Tired of one word answers from your preschooler? Want to learn more about your child’s school day? First things first, ask better questions. Open-ended questioning is a helpful parenting skill for a variety of reasons. 7 Reasons to Ask…
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