How to communicate with your children | 10 Tips

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgvmnSRgL90 this video link Subscribe here http://www.mariasereno.org/Subscribe and keep getting more tips for a great life with your kids! (To fully understand this chapter you may read first:”Spending time with your kids | All you need to know in 2 min” Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Xi1or-Ty-k How to communicate with your children | 10 Tips 1. Connect with your child . Stop your tasks . Kneel to the same height of your kid . Make eye contact . No outside interference 2.Be positive . Explain a bad behaviour in a constructive way . No room for blame, judgement, demands or guilt. Show the right way . No negative words - instead of “don't run!” try “we walk inside, you may run outside!” . Be clear and specific – Instead of saying “good job!” try “good job to put back puzzle pieces in the box” 3. Use active listening . Avoid change your kid's ideas with your own view at any cost . Avoid correcting your child when it's talking . Avoid distractions - cell phones, talk to someone else – when talking to your child 4.Get gently into your child's play . Dive carefully into your kids world and stay there for a while . Describe what your child is doing while it's playing . Sometimes Imitate your child play gestures . Make sure you do the things the way your child does. Avoid doing better and faster than your kid 5.Take the most out of unexpected connection moments . Use dinner time, bath moment, car travel to find a special connection Hey, I saw you build a house with your toys. Very cool stuff! How did you do that! Could you teach me? (Subscribe here http://www.mariasereno.org/Subscribe and keep getting more tips for a great life with your kids!) 6. Focus on positive conversations . Talk about something funny or hilarious that happened today . Forbid yourself to embarrass your child in front of all family or others . Talk to each other alone any tough topic and be an active listener to your child . Avoid also over listening (with your big eyes “oh my god what's going on? Tell me” instead try “It sounds it's a little bit difficult for you to...” or “it sound like it's hard for you to talk about it...” 7. Use a different approach to start a conversation . Try this kind of approaches How can I help you? What is the tough subject for you this year? What do you think about the teacher? what do you find tough about it? . Be very specific about what you really want to know! Be honest on your questions, kids are smart they get it right away . For older kids (or teens) take the car moment to talk. They feel more comfortable when you are not looking at them 8. Avoid giving them instructions constantly Give them opportunity and time to make their own decisions, to choose and solve issues Erase from your vocabulary Do this.. do that... Be careful... you will get hurt stop.. wait... No! 9. Keep it short and simple . Use few words - they will stay focus (remember after 3/5sec kids stop listening to you) . Focus on what you really want them to do. Tell it to them in a few words 10. Use your best sense of humour . you laugh your kids laugh . Be fun, relaxed and focused . Kids do things faster in a good mood Watch next video now: “Best rules for kids | examples” Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJy5cD3SnCU Don´t forget to subscribe here http://www.mariasereno.org/Subscribe to keep getting more tips for a great life with your kids! ;) Click here http://www.mariasereno.org/how-to-communicate-with-children-10-tips/ to learn more! Enjoy!