We look at the role of Paying Attention to Their World, Listening for Feelings & Avoiding Interruptions in effective communications.
4. Show an interest in the world of your teenageres)
• ask questions about their interests and listen to their answers
• treat them as unique individuals with their own points of view and personal tastes
5. Listen for feelings
• allow them to express negative emotions
• don't rush in with solutions right away
6. Try to avoid interrupting
• the average person listens for only seventeen seconds
• resist the desire to be defensive or to butt in and correct
Question: What affirming words can you share with your teenager this week? What one-to-one time can you plan?
make your husband or wife feel like the most important person in the world to you
focus on what you like and admire about your partner
express gratitude for what your partner does
show appreciation for who your partner is
make it a daily discipline
Write down six things you appreciate about your husband or wife. (Be specific: it may be thanking them for what they do, or it may be expressing your appreciation for who they are-try to make it a mixture looking particularly for things you may have come to take for granted)
When you have both finished, show each other what you have put.
You may wish to use the worksheet below for this question:
