Parenting

Communicating with children, especially teenagers, can become challenging for parents, and it is essential to build an environment where children and parents can express their feelings without hesitation. According to the model, if the communication is ineffective, for instance, messages are unclear or a space to communicate one’s feelings directly is not present, the family will be dysfunctional. Improve Relationships between child and parent: when communication is open, considerable time is spent understanding the other person. On another end are diffused boundaries and who does what is unclear (Ex: children soothe parents and tell them what they need). Learn the art of asking questions: It is also essential to ask questions to understand more about what the child is saying or feeling. Instead, open-ended questions which allow the child to explain in detail and volunteer information are more appropriate [7]. Z. Xiao, X. Li, and B. Stanton, “Perceptions of parent-adolescent communication within families: It is a matter of perspective ,” Psychology, Health & Medicine, vol.