What
is the one thing that surprised you the most? Why?
The one thing that surprised me the most was the
fact that my communications between my daughter and I were not as positive as
they are with my friends, neighbors, and strangers. My daughter shared an eye
opener with me. She shared how I am not a good listener to her and answer her
questions very quickly so that I can continue with what I am already doing.
When she shared this info with me, I was immediately convicted because I often
am busy and do give her short and quick answers so that I can continue on assignments
or projects that I am in the middle of. After evaluating my daughter’s
responses, I did set a goal to speak with my daughter and my family to share
how much I do love them and to also come up with a schedule that fits with each
of our various work and school schedules so that we can have the time to sit
and discuss concerns of ours. I do not want for my family time to be
time-oriented but with the busy work and school schedules that my family and I
have, we have no choice but to schedule time off or away from school and work
so that we can catch up on the important things in our lives.
What
other insights about communication did you gain this week?
Another insight that I gained was the fact that as a
communicator, it is very important that we evaluate our communications or
interactions with others. Taking a look from the outside would help us to
recognize areas that need improvement. Getting the input from others regarding
communication styles, is a great way to start. With the feedback of others, it
allows communicators to make the necessary changes to improve their
communication skills. This will definitely help me as a mother, wife, and educator
to see where I may be missing the mark in my communications with my family,
students, and families.
Hi Cotati,
ReplyDeleteI guess we all are getting eye openers. I am sure this is not all the time with your daughter. We really do get wrapped up in work and other life issues that may cause us not to be as attentive as we should. This course is providing some very valuable information. Thanks, for sharing good information.
Hi Cotati,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your post, I was really shock this week also. I am a little more conscience in the way I am communicating now. Sometimes we really don't realize how other people view our communication skills or listening skills until we ask and it always seem to be shocker the way others view us.
Darrell Sallam
I enjoyed reading your post and you provided great information. I agree with you sometimes we just get caught with work school and we forget our children need us to and we need to communicate with them too. Couple years ago this happened with my daughter I would be cooking and cleaning and talking to her at the same time and she told me "mom can you stop cleaning and just listen to me" I realized that I thought I was always communicating with her but you can't focus if your doing so many other things. Now when I talk to my children I sit down and listen to them giving them time for them. Great post!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing! I had a similar experience to yours, except that I was on the receiving end. My mother is one of the people who did the assessment for me and it was interesting for me to read the answers when she was answering them about me.
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