Making Time To Talk

It’s crucial to make time to communicate with our children. Whether they’re school aged or infants, we set their foundation for language. It’s so easy to feel like infants couldn’t possibly need your conversation, but research disagrees. It’s been proven that not talking to your infant can cause them social delays. It can even make it more difficult for children to be able to form secure attachments. Infants need to hear their parents voices and see our facial expressions. It shapes their language world and helps their bond to their parents. As they age and start school, keeping up with their day is even more vital. Peers and pop culture  will become a bigger influence and it’s important as a parent to help your child from being misinformed. Children want to feel understood, just as many of us do to. When we consistently talk to them (not down at them) and listen, we are showing that we are engaged. But when we can’t put our phone away for just a few minutes then we are creating a divide. Talking to them early helps them feel that we are reliable. They will feel safer about coming to us later with issues if we establish this comfort early on. Spending quality time and talking can boost their self worth. Our kids are aware of our busy schedules but they feel good when we make time for them. It’s not a good feeling as a parent when your child keeps secrets or talk to other children or adults instead of you, so try to combat this issue before you reach that point.

Source(s):
betterhealth.vic.gov
cdc.gov



Until Next Time,

Dx3

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