What is the role of a parent in teaching their children communicational skills

As a parent we always want our child to grow to be morally upright person who cares and is considerate of others. Our role is to foster a healthy, confident and caring human being. The most important responsibility of a parent is to teach their children to communicate. They start communicating as babies in the form of crying when they are hungry, wet, tired, uncomfortable and sick. Over the months and years of childhood the child expands her repertoire of communication. Most of this unfolds naturally, but you are your child’s mentor for the rich tapestry of ways to express her wants, needs, feelings, ideas and opinions in all types of situations at home, school or in any other environment. 

Role of parents to teach their children how to communicate effectively:

• It is very important that right from early stage you teach your child to express feelings by using words.
• Always include your children in conversations right from start.
• Do not discourage your child when he is asking questions. Encourage him to speak up, ask questions, gather information, express ideas and actively participate in conversations.
• They should be taught the right way to talk and express that is respectful to others
• Give them broad experience and let them learn to communicate in real life situations like on phone, in class, writing letters and poems and talking with smaller and elderly children.
• Let them try again and again. Provide them with varied opportunities as they are bound to make mistakes.
• You are a role model for your child so use right words to express feelings and solve problems. 

When you become a parent, you have a whole new range of experiences and learn many new lessons about life. It is very important that you listen attentively to what she is trying to communicate throughout childhood. This holds true from she is six weeks old till she is seventeen years old. It is very vital that you devote time to your child for quiet moments of chatting as sometimes she is unable to express her fears, needs and desires clearly. Since you are your child’s mentor to teach her how to communicate you must first know how to listen. A good listener not only listens through his ears but also uses his other senses to interpret the message he receives. This skill develops gradually over the time in humble steps during life’s ordinary activities. 

The first signs of your child communicating begin with her cooing, babbling and going. When you respond back in the same manner she responds more. After some months she learns to imitate actual words she has heard. To express more complex thoughts and feelings they expand and apply their early language skills. Right with the expanding mind of your child her thinking ability expands and the need to communicate grows. Over the years with gradual experiences your child should recognize the great power of words particularly combined with good thinking. Language will be the key to solve problems that can occur in her life. Most of the children have a tendency to act out their feelings of anger and frustration rather than expressing them using their words. It is important that as a parent you should help your child to find a voice for their feelings early on. This will help them to speak up about what’s on their minds and in their hearts. 

Remember as a parent to teach your children how to communicate requires both instinct and openness. Children are extremely perceptive about adult communication.