I just found out that I am going to be writing a family communication advice column on thefamily.com! I'm very grateful for the opportunity.
But now the real work begins. I was wondering, could anyone that reads this blog send me a question or two that they have about family communication? I need to generate some articles for a weekly column.
If so, you could respond to this post or email it to me at amyosmond2004@hotmail.com. A sample question and answer can be found at chattersnack.blogspot.com. You can also find it on my personal website, amyosmondcook.com.
Thank you so much in advance to anyone who is willing to send in a question!
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Questions? Hmmm....I have a few about family communication that might be helpful...let's see
1) Any suggestions on how to encourage siblings to speak more appropriately to each other? :-) Why is it a 10 yr old boy can speak kindly to a 7 yr old stranger but insists on calling his sister names just to bug her endlessly? Do you have any suggestions for game/activities that might encourage kind communication between siblings?
2) I have a jr high student that is very, very quiet. He really doesn't have much to say, never has. However, I want to be close to him and encourage him through these (potentially) difficult teen years. Any suggestions on how to help him open up?
3) Finally, I have a 7 yr old daughter that shares EVERY thought and emotion. It can draining to hear each and every emotional thought coming from this sweet child's head. It has begun to exasperate her brothers who enjoy a bit of silence. Any suggestions on how to validate her feelings but encourage a bit more "listening" rather than talking?
Is this what you had in mind? You are welcome to adapt/use my questions if you find them helpful. :-)
1. How to make date night work w/ children that don't like a babysitter. I have a son w/ autism.
2. What makes mom's life easier on Mother's Day (to the husbands).
3. How to tell your child, a grandparent is dying or just died.
How do I gently, kindly and with sensitivity tell my mother that I am an adult and that I do not need her to tell me (a) what to do; (b) how to do it; (c) when to do it and (d) why to do it?
I love my mother dearly. But I am a 44 year old adult who is happily married with an 18 year old daughter. Our life is NOT perfect, but it is happy.
My mom is a WONDEFUL woman who raised a family on her own and had a hard time remembering that once we moved out of her home; her rules and ways don't necessarily apply to how we choose to live.
No matter what the situation is - she always has to tell us what we need to do and why.
For example:
My daughter had an emergency appendectomy this past fall and was extremely ill.
My mom .... she "googled" appendectomy proceedures and started telling me what to tell the nurses and doctors.
Hmm.... (1) my mom is not a qualified medical practicioner, (2) she did not stay at a Holiday Inn over night and (3)reading a proceedure on Google does not make one a qualitifed expert.....
Seriously! Sometimes I just sit back and laugh, and other times I just want to cry. I don't want to hurt my mom's feelings, but she needs to learn to wait for others to ask her for advice.
She is a very loving, very wise woman with a ton of compassion and a boatload of common sense but she does not respect boundaries...
Thanks so much, Lauren, Homemade, and Robin! I totally appreciate it! I'll answer these questions on chattersnack.blogspot.com.
Thanks again!
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