Active Listening Practice for Parents
Learn to respond so children keep talking.
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Coach me in active listening with my child. Age: [AGE]. Typical situations when they tell me things: [SITUATIONS]. My usual responses: [MY_RESPONSES]. Analyse my usual responses and label them (fixing, questioning, judging, minimising, reflecting). Teach five listening skills with example scripts for my child's age. Create a role-play: you play my child with a realistic problem, I respond, and you give me feedback on each response. Provide a one-week practice plan with one skill per day and a log for notes. Add a note on timing, such as car journeys and bedtime, when children talk more. Add a ten-minute daily exercise that I can do with my child, such as listening to their day without giving advice, and a self-reflection after each session. Provide a list of phrases to avoid and alternatives, and a note on staying calm when my child tells me something I find difficult to hear. Also include a short list of three situations where listening is not enough and I need to act, such as safety concerns, and what to do.
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