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Many of us struggle a lot during interaction with our small ones. The way we talk to our child has a huge impact on them. Based on my experience of dealing with thousands of small children over years, I see 4 fundamental things that we need to take care of as adults:<\/p>\n

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  1. Big No to \u201cNO\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Generally we say \u201cNo\u201d or \u201cDon\u2019t\u201d to our child. \u201cDon\u2019t shout!, \u201cDon\u2019t eat junk food!\u201d, \u201cMummy! I want that helicopter!\u201d, \u201cNO!\u201d. So instead of saying No or Don\u2019t you can tell him\/her what he\/ she can do. For example instead of saying, \u201cDon\u2019t run in the room.\u201d you can say, \u201c Run outside in the garden or appropriate place where he\/she can run.\u201d Using ridiculing language like you are bad boy\/girl leaves your child feeling worthless. Positive and kind words enhance child\u2019s confidence, help him\/her behave better, and make him\/her happy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. Give Choices instead of instructions \u2013 Instead of giving your child instructions, <\/strong>give them choices. You can give choices to them by using four magical words: \u201cWhen\u201d, \u201cWhat\u201d, \u201cWhich\u201d, and \u201cHow\u201d. For example you can ask your child, \u201cWhich color dress you want to wear today?\u201d \u201cWhen would you like to sleep?\u201d, \u201cHow would you like to enjoy with Papa?\u201d, and \u201cWhat would you like to eat?\u201d  By giving choice to your child you make the child feel that his\/ her decision is important and matters. This way you make your child Independent, confident, and enhance his\/her decision making power. So give simple choices rather than instructions.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      1. Respect your Child as \u201cadult in small body\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 Talk to your child as you would talk to an adult. Would you simply give any instructions to an adult without giving him the reason of why you are asking him to do something? Do the same thing with a child and talk with full respect. Your child is not incomplete human being who is going to get complete when they become adult. They are Whole, Complete and Perfect at all times and growing at the same time. Just like you are a complete human being and growing (may not be physically) at all times.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        1. Connect with your child<\/strong> \u2013 While having any conversation with your child connect with your child through eye contact. To make an eye contact be at the child level and make sure your child is making eye contact with you as it is very important to get child\u2019s attention in any conversation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Many of us struggle a lot during interaction with our small ones. The way we talk to our child has a huge impact on them. Based on my experience of dealing with thousands of small children over years, I see 4 fundamental things that we need to take care of as adults: Big No to more \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-parenting"],"yoast_head":"\nHow to communicate with Small Children? | Footprints Childcare<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many of us struggle a lot during interaction with our small ones. The way we talk to our child has a huge impact on them. 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