Partners in Parenting
“Body Language usually
SCREAMS!”
In
doing some professional reading this past week, I read a paragraph about
teachers engaging students through their body language. Body language makes up over 50% of
communication most of the time – in other words: It SCREAMS!
I immediately thought of my own body language when talking to my kids at
home. So I came up with an idea for this
week. I will follow these rules:
- I will not speak to any family
member while looking at a screen (phone, TV, tablet, iPad, anything with a
screen). WOW, I didn’t realize how
much I’d have to focus on that.
This let’s them know they have my full attention.
- I will always look at the person I
am talking to – even if I have to move into the room where they are
located. This lets them know I am
truly interested.
- I will turn my body toward any
family member that is talking to me unless it isn’t necessary because we
are all sitting at the table together.
This lets them know I care about what they are saying.
- I will end all conversations with some kind of a “thank you for sharing” kind of a comment to validate the time spent in conversation.
I
made the rules up, but it is taking effort to live by them. I hope the results at the end of the week
include a closer relationship and better communication with all my family
members. We will see, but I don’t think
this can be a bad idea!
Family
Discussion Points!
Parents
- pick a rule or two or three or four to follow for the week and see what God
does in your relationships.
No
real discussion except to talk with your spouse and/or children about what they
noticed at the end of the week.
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