Communication
Good communication is foundational for healthy lives and relationships providing background, context, and pathways to grow.
Illustration discussions:
What time is it? Is there a fire in the fireplace?
What project is Mom working on? Who is older the brother or sister?
What are the kids names? What is the sister playing with ?
What season do you think it might be? What is the brother playing with?
Activities
Starting slow with some basics of “How was your day?” are just fine.
A favorite that leads to more is “Did you make a new friend today?” The structure of the question can help shape thinking. This question shares that friends are important.
What are some other conversation starters.?
Be aware of conversation stoppers and avoid them. What are they?
Begin family meetings. Be sure to have a topic and an agenda in mind. When done, did you complete your agenda and accomplish what you hoped for?