![]() ![]() Instead of reacting with your own strong emotions when your child does something, take a minute to think about how to respond. What are they trying to communicate to you? Do they need something from you to meet their needs? Think about the “why?” When your child does something, take time to think about why they might be doing it. Michigan State University Extension has the following suggestions for being responsive to your child’s cues. Understanding why a child is doing something makes it easier to react to them in a way that is responsive to their needs. When we take the time to pay attention to, recognize and understand a child’s point of view, we can help better understand their behaviors. A toddler might grab your hand and lead you to the kitchen to tell you they are hungry or hide behind you at a family reunion to say they are overwhelmed. A baby cries when they are hungry or wet because they can’t tell you what they need with words. Without using any words, they can tell us what they need or want.īabies, toddlers and young children are sending us nonverbal cues all the time. ![]() If you’re speaking to someone and they are turning away from you and looking at their watch, they are communicating they either have to go or they want to stop talking. This is called nonverbal communication-gestures, facial expressions or postures that communicate feelings without using any words. ![]() Humans communicate quite a bit without ever speaking. ![]()
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