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Are there signs of good communication between the parent and the child? Are there signs of poor communication between the parent and the child?
A sign that a good communication channel exists between the parent and the child is when the child feels comfortable talking about difficult things. For example, something unacceptable that the child did at school for which the teacher reprimanded her, being bullied, etc. Another sign is the child sharing narratives about her day – what happened at school, or what she did with friends during play time in the evening. The child may also share instances from her friends’ lives – when one of them was scolded by a parent. Interestingly, when communication thrives between the parent and the child, the child’s friends too feel comfortable in that home’s environment, and are open and relaxed. This is another positive sign.
A sign of poor communication is silence from the child. After coming home from school, the child may prefer to be in her room with a gadget or stay in front of the television. Or the child may appear to lack of energy, expressing that she is very tired. The child may spend long hours on the telephone, finding it easier to open up and connect to a friend rather than the parents. Essentially, home is no longer a place that offers comfort and solace to recharge after a day outside.
One may ask, don’t all adolescents go through this phase when they prefer to be alone rather than with the family? There is a difference. While pre-teens and teens may want their own space and want to be by themselves for short stretches, minimal talk with the parents is definitely not healthy. This is a sign that the youngsters feel they are not heard right, and hence do
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This story is from the September-October 2018 edition of ParentEdge.
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