Effective communication involves
actively listening to our children, understanding and validating what they are attempting to say, and responding in ways that avoid power struggles by not interrupting them, by not telling them how they should be
feeling, by not putting them down, and by not using absolutes such as always and never in a demeaning fashion (e.g., «You never help out»; «You always show disrespect») Resilient children develop a capacity to
communicate effectively aided by parents, who are important models in this process.
According to Susan Brown, California - based licensed clinical social worker, partners married for 25 or more years get in the habit of
communicating their own points of view instead of
actively listening to what the other partner thinks and
feels.