The Mother’s Guide to Enhancing Communication Skills With Children in Stressful Moments

Developing communication skills with your child requires patience and calmness, as it is the path to building a bridge of trust and love that makes the child feel safe. A child goes through changing and complex stages of development, during which emotions, behaviors, and reactions constantly evolve. This requires mothers to continuously update their tools to meet the needs of each stage with awareness and flexibility.

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The Importance of Developing Communication Skills

Focusing on developing communication skills with children has a positive impact on their lives and their psychological and social development. The most important benefits include:

• Strengthening the relationship between the child and their parents.

• Increasing the child’s self-confidence.

• Helping solve the child’s problems and reduce tension.

• Enhancing the child’s ability to communicate with others and develop social skills.

• Protecting the child from psychological disorders and behavioral problems.

• Understanding the child’s emotional needs more deeply.

• Instilling good morals and positive values.

What Are Positive Communication Methods?

You can work on developing communication skills with your child by following effective parenting strategies, such as:

• Practicing self-control through deep breathing before responding in difficult situations.

• Listening attentively to the child and understanding their feelings and needs without minimizing them.

• Giving the child your full attention during conversations and avoiding distractions.

• Maintaining eye contact and looking into the child’s eyes while speaking.

• Interacting with facial expressions and gestures that show interest.

• Avoiding interrupting the child until they finish speaking.

• Using clear and simple language appropriate for the child’s age.

• Expressing love verbally, such as saying “I love you” or “I enjoy talking to you.”

• Showing love through actions such as hugging or gentle touch.

• Empathizing with the child’s feelings and validating them through words and actions.

• Setting aside daily time to communicate with the child away from routine pressures.

• Dealing with mistakes calmly and encouraging the child to learn from them.

• Strengthening communication through play to deepen the relationship.

• Teaching the child how to clearly express emotions and the reasons behind anger or happiness.

• Being a positive role model from whom the child learns behavior.

• Facing difficult situations without blame or shouting.

• Discussing solutions with the child and encouraging participation in decision-making.

• Giving the child the freedom to express their opinions.

Examples of Phrases That Enhance Communication and Calm the Situation

During the journey of developing communication skills with your child, certain phrases can help calm emotions and build trust, such as:

• “I know this is difficult, but I can help you.”

• “I love you, and I don’t like seeing you upset.”

• “I appreciate your feelings and understand that you’re frustrated.”

• “You have the right to be angry, but not to use violence.”

• “I’ll be in the other room—let’s talk when you calm down.”

• “Would you like my help with this situation?”

• “I’m confident we’ll find a solution if we talk calmly.”

• “You are safe with me, don’t worry.”

• “This is really upsetting, but let’s remember the good things that happened today.”

• “What did you learn from this experience? Share your thoughts with me.”

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