Listening
By Anne18
@Anne18 (11029)
September 21, 2011 4:00pm CST
Read this today and thought how true it is.....
Teach your child to be good at listening to other people. Show them by example, encourage the whole family to listen to each other at home.
This is a skill that will be useful throughout their whole lives.
What ways do you get your children to listen?
When our children were little and just starting nursery school etc one of our main talking/listening times as a family was at the dinner table. We found that everyone wanted to tell us there news all at once so we made rules at the dinner table and introduced a little bear which we called "Talking Tim". The bear would sit next to someone's plate and only that person was allowed to talk about there day. When that person had finished (hubby and I had a turn as well) then others were allowed to ask that person any questions to be answered before the bear was moved onto the next person. Worked wonders.
Looking forward to reading your answers.
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5 responses
@celticeagle (167429)
• Boise, Idaho
22 Sep 11
Yes, I have heard of several different objects used in get togethers like this. There are wands and pillows and all manner of things. It does work wonders. Listening is very important. Children used to be taught to be seen and not heard but now days it seems to be just the opposite.
@Humbug25 (12540)
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24 Sep 11
Hi ya Anne18
I will just simply tell my other kids to be quiet whilst one child is talking and it will be their turn after, that is if they interupt, which they do from time to time. As I don't allow toys or any other objects at the dinner table a 'Talking Tim' wouldn't work for us but it would at any other given time and it is a good idea.
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
29 Dec 12
This is Great way to teach listening skills to children and a lot of parents could really benefit from something like this. I have never heard of this technique but see how it could be beneficial in a lot of ways, and might be worthy of being reintroduced even yet today.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
21 Sep 11
hi anne listening is so important and so few of us really
give our all to listen. I first was made to realize that
I was really not good at listening to others. I was checking my check book to make it balance and my son was telling me something.
Suddenly really irritated he said."MOm put down that check book
and listen to me. you were not listening at all. " then he went
opn to explain that he was going on a whale watch boat with his classmates and teacher the next day and needed five dollars for the fee. Of course I got the money and gave it to him, b ut what was 'most important was learning that I really was not a very good'listener. I really did m ake some strides in putting down what
I am doing when someone is talking to me, and giving my undivided
attention to them.Multitasking on some things is fine but not when somone is telling you something they want you to hear and understand and give your input on.A good listener is always appreciated too.And as far as taking classes the better listener you are the better you will do in those classes. So not listening when somone is trying to tell you something,is really q uite insulting to the person speaking to you.
@Anne18 (11029)
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2 Nov 11
I think life is so busy these days and we all have so much going on we just have to muti task, which is very good that we are able to do many things at once. But it does mean we aren't giving everything the correct attention we should and we are also missing out on things when we mutitask.
At least this is a fault that we are all at fault with so it should make us feel some waht less guitly and to try harder at some muti tasking we do. But its not a perfect world
@natliegleb (5175)
• India
9 Mar 13
It is a good habit,the people who listen and observe more even in family are tending to go up and proceed high in life all the time
