Among the many things that parents can do to build our children's trust in us is to always speak honestly to them; In other words, not promising things that we know we are not going to fulfill and of course, never lying to them, even if we are living a difficult time and we believe that hiding the truth from them will benefit them.
When you are expecting your second baby, one of the most common things on your mind is when to tell your firstborn. If the arrival of another child changes our lives, it means a revolution for them.
According to experts, children begin to indicate around 10 months of life. It is a natural process, which is part of their social and communicative development. However, we can also accompany them in this process and stimulate it, especially if we have detected that they have not yet indicated.
When we get carried away by the avalanche of routine, especially when we are parents, sometimes we forget the value of words. In a moment of fatigue or frustration, we may come to say things that we would not normally say ... words that in fact we would never say to someone for whom we have respect. More often than I would like to, I hear phrases like "You're a bore!" "Look how heavy you are!" or "Don't be heavy!" I think we have normalized it so much that we have come to trivialize about the consequences that using them can have with our children.
Open questions are those that are formulated with the objective that the person express himself freely and offer enriching details that make us know more about his personality, his tastes, concerns or interests. That is, they are questions that are not answered with a simple yes or no.
One of the most powerful tools we have in parenting is dialogue. Being able to talk about any topic with our children is ideal for us as parents and that "open field" that we should all have available when a difficult moment arises. However, being able to communicate calmly and honestly with our children is not something that has a start date, but a habit that is cultivated since our children are babies.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
