Communication Play communication games with your child Games

Communication Play communication games with your child. Games will help demonstrate to your child the different ways in which interpersonal communication can be demonstrated and used. • Show your child how to perform storytelling or enact conversations between their dolls or action figures. • Take turns talking and listening to your child in 10 or 15 second increments. For example, listen to your child while they talk for 15 seconds, then make your child listen to you while you talk for 15 seconds

Communication Teach your child not to interrupt others when they speak. A good display of interpersonal communication is allowing others to speak fully and express their opinions without being disrupted. • Demonstrate the courtesy of not interrupting your child when they speak to you by allowing them to speak in entirety about a particular matter. • Inform your child that in some cases, it is acceptable to interrupt others; but only when there is a question about the topic being discussed.

Communication Ask probing questions to encourage your child to open up about their feelings. Regardless whether your child is upset or happy, asking them to share their feelings with you will encourage them to communicate with others at all times no matter how they feel. • Begin your questions with "You" statements. For example, if your child is frowning, say "You look upset. Are you sad because it's raining outside? " Questions such as these will help your child open up and make them feel more comfortable communicating with you.