Strong family communication is a difficult skill to develop. Part of this is due to the shared physical proximity of family members. It can cause a lot of tension, annoyance, and flat-out anger. Another difficult aspect of communication arises from personality differences. One family member may be non-confrontational, while another may express every frustration they have. Here are some ideas to improve family communication skills.
-Use active listening techniques
Encourage, clarify, restate, reflect, summarize, validate
-Don't jump to conclusions
-Avoid being critical
-Pay attention to your nonverbal language
Facial expression, tone of voice, gestures and mannerisms
-Appear to and be interested
These ideas were gathered from a paper by Clemson University
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