No More “Fight or Flight” Parenting
Parentsโฆitโs time to communicate. ๐๐จ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ โ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญโ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ . ๐ซ
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Effective communication is when the person sending a message makes it clear and easy to understand, and the person receiving understands the message as the sender intended. In the real world, especially in families, this is not always easy to do.โฃ
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๐๐, here are some tips to help you communicate more effectively with your child!๐โฃ
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๐น ๐๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ดโฃ
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๐น ๐๐ท๐ฐ๐ช๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จโฃ
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๐น ๐๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ญ๐ฅ, ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐ช๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ข๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆโฃ
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๐น ๐๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ โฃ
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Creating communication habits will only make it easier for your child to understand you, and you to understand them! Theyโll be way more likely to come to you with a problem; and your relationship will grow much stronger. โฃ
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Looking for more ways to level up your parenting? Click the link in our bio to check out our incoming parenting webinars!๐ฒ
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