Open the Lines of Communication
My oldest son has just started kindergarten and my youngest is only 7 months old. However, I still get this feeling that they are growing up too fast. A part of me want them to stay young forever. On the other hand, I am also curious how they will be when they grow up. I am excited at the thought of having real conversations with them.
For now, though, I am making sure that I take part in their lives. I look forward to my daily conversations of googoos and gagas with my youngest; and I also eagerly wait at the end of the day for conversations about playtime and cars with my 3-year old.
This early, we are making sure that we constantly communicate with our kids. None of that, "do this and that because I said so…" kind of reasoning. We always keep in mind that the whys and wherefores are necessary even at this early age.
How about YOU? What is your practice when it comes to communicating with your child?
April 5th, 2007 at 8:41 pm
Actually my practice is talking swedish with my 3yr old son. He only knows it from me and I’m amazed how much he understands. I try to make sure that I only speak swedish with him but it’s difficult when there are only brazilians around.
I think it’s very important to take the time to talk to your child. I always ask him when I pick him up how is , what he’s been doing etc. unfortunately we sometimes get caught up in our ‘must do this’thoughts that we don’t think about how important communication is for them as well.
November 23rd, 2007 at 1:49 pm
you may read these steps to proper parenting communication…
http://www.e-nterests.com/familyhtml/betterparenting.php