How To Get Kids To Open Up
About this episode
Jess shares techniques to help kids open up and communicate better.
You ask how their day was and all you get is a shrug and "fine." The more questions you pile on, the more they shut down. In this episode, Jess shares the reflective-listening skills she uses to help anyone open up, along with the specific questions, rituals, and quiet moments of connection that actually get kids talking. You'll walk away knowing why interrogation backfires and exactly what to do instead. YOU'LL LEARN Why "How was your day?" almost always gets you a one-word answer The specific, detailed questions that get kids talking, and why they work better than open-ended ones How to use reflective listening, a core therapist skill, to help your child feel heard Why piling on more questions makes kids shut down, and can even lead to lying How to use connection and quiet moments, like car rides, to open the door to conversation How to build family rituals that make sharing feel safe and normal Get 10% OFF all parenting courses and kids' printable activities at Nurtured First with code ROBOTUNICORN. We’d love to hear from you! Have questions you want us to answer on Robot Unicorn? Send us an email at podcast@robotunicorn.net or connect with us on Instagram . Credits: Editing…
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