At the North Carolina Parenting Education Network (NCPE)'s spring 2015 conference, Meg Akabas, certified parenting educator and author of 52 Weeks of Parenting Wisdom: Effective Strategies for Raising Happy, Responsible Kids, noted that attentive listening and
thoughtful communication go hand in hand with the behavior of a respectful child.
Thoughtful communication.
I was amazed by the amount of critical thinking, creative problem solving, and
thoughtful communication these third grade students displayed over the course of one short classroom discussion.
The Parent Teen Mediation process will support the family members as individuals and as a greater family unit by facilitating a safe environment to promote understanding as to why the conflict is taking place based upon open and
thoughtful communication.
Therefore the common goal is to coach people on how to develop healthy, clear and
thoughtful communication.