Tips on Talking and Influencing Your Kids
It is usually frustrating to parents when you talk to your kids, but it seems words get into one ear and out of the other. It doesnt matter whether your little ones are in their early years or their teen years, having them pay attention to what you say can be one challenging responsibilities to handle as a parent. A parent needs to work on his or her communication skills that they can be implemented when talking to the kids so that you can have them listen to whatever is said and be influenced. Talking to your little ones is entirely different from when talking to an adult; and there is a need for you to strive on learning how to communicate with the kids effectively. The article has compiled a few key guidelines on how you should address your kids so that you have them listening to you and be influenced by what you say.
A normal toddler understands around 20 to 50 words in their first 18 months. And, by the time the child is his or her second year in this world, your little one should be able to dialog by approximately 300 words. Try your best to start talking with them even though wanting to converse fully with a 2 year old may be asking too much from them. Because kids normally love to talk when in their early years, talk use the moment to your benefit and start talking to them as much as you can. Hence you will can create a healthy relationship with your child, have the chance to coach your kids on new words, behaviors and gestures; and a position to clear thing regarding nature of communication moving forward.
Furthermore, you as a parent should be addressing your kids by their name whenever you are with them; whether conversing or working together on something. Doing so will show that you respect them and it is a great trick to catch the attention of someone. When using your childs name before talking to them, you will capture their attention subconsciously letting them know that they should ready to listen to what you are about to say.
It is common for parents to say do as I say and not focusing on what they may be doing that their children are noticing. Here is where the problem starts; parents will not allow children to eat junk before meals only to eat the junk food before the meals. Your kids will have a tough time identifying where the truth lies, is it what you say or what you do?

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