Listening is not a difficult task, the children’s inner world is simple, and their expression is the most natural and direct, the key lies in parents dig some information from the child’s language and character, in addition, and timely response is an important part of listening.
Firstly, the eyes look directly into the child in exchange.
This is because the hearts of young children are susceptible to be injured, if the parents talk half-heartedly with their children, which will make the children feel that their parents do not care about them, and the child will not communicate with their parents.
Secondly, timely and reasonable response is necessary.
When children ask parents some questions, the parents must know how to reply in a timely manner, and to pay attention to the tone and manner of speaking the language. This helps children build trust to parents. If the parents often mechanically listen, then it is easy to damage a child’s self-esteem.
Third, active inquiry and concern also are a part of the listen.
Sometimes parents have to know how to take the initiative to ask the child, so the child will feel that their parents care about him, so after the child can open their hearts to their parents.