Tag Archive 'communication'

Sarah:  What are some simple ways that parents can make their communication more effective? Gila:  When coaching parents, I teach them to use the following tools towards effective communication. It takes work, but is well worth it. 1. Listen Without Judgment — Bite your tongue. Control the impulse to correct, advise or judge. Encourage kids [...]

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They come in all forms; sweet, evil, intrusive, uninvolved, bossy. Or, if you’re really unlucky, a combination of all these. Whatever your relationship with your mother-in-law, it’s bound to have its stresses. How do I know this? Because I have one of the nicest people, if not the nicest, in the universe for a mother-in-law. [...]

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