effective communication with children Quotes

The secret to raising children is to love them... And teach them to operate in a way you can tolerate them the best.

The parents in the room know that texting is actually the best way to communicate with your kids. It might be the only way to communicate with your kids.

Good parenting give headaches but bad parenting gives heartaches.

If you're not yelling at your kids, you're not spending enough time with them.

Your preschool child will chatter endlessly to you. If you half-listen and half-reply the whole conversation will seem, and become, tediously meaningless for both of you. but if you really listen and really answer, he will talk more and what he says will make more sense.

It's easy enough to get along with a loved and loving child - at least till you try to get him to do something.

If I could summarize my suggestions to parents over the past twenty-five years it would be: worry less, criticize less, preach less, listen more, have more fun, be more honest with your own feelings, develop your own joys and friendships, and don't sweat the small stuff (which is nearly everything). The goal is not to be a perfect parent, because no such thing exists. The hope is to be a good enough parent so that your child leaves home a responsible adult who can take care of him or herself.