Good Communication: How to TALK to Your Kids

When my daughter was about three, I was reprimanding her for something.  On and on I went, telling her why what she did was wrong.  Finally, she looked at me with exasperation, and with her little girl voice said, “Mommy, you’re talking to me like a grown up and I don’t understand what you’re saying!”  The point is, in my adult world I had forgotten that little minds are just that, little.  They process and communicate in a much simpler, yes, sweeter way.

Whatever our child’s age, good communication starts with good listening and these 3 Must-Dos for Really Listening to Your Kids.  To speak your preschooler’s language, and find out what she really thinks, try our printable Preschool TALK Conversation Starters. If your kids are beyond the preschool years, we have printable Kid TALK Conversation Starters and Teen 2.0 TALK Conversation Starters so that you can get your children to open up no matter their age.

How to communicate with your older kids.