Help your child develop communication skills

Effective communication is the cornerstone of a happy and successful life.&nbsp;Your child starts expressing himself from the time of birth&nbsp;through the first cry that announces his arrival.&nbsp;Gradually, the communication evolves through different stages of development&nbsp;as your little one interacts with you, his siblings and at a later stage with his peers and&nbsp;teachers.&nbsp;The necessity to articulate thoughts in an effective manner becomes very important in the lifecycle of a student as he grows up.&nbsp;The ability to communicate efficiently is an essential skill&nbsp;that a student needs to develop, be it for&nbsp;participating in a debate&nbsp;competition&nbsp;and making a class presentation&nbsp;or&nbsp;appearing for a job interview&nbsp;during the later&nbsp;stage of life.&nbsp;Here, we guide you on ways to hone this skill during the formative years of your child’s life.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Engage your kid in two-sided conversations&nbsp; This is very crucial to develop communication skills. Have your child talk to you instead of just listening to what you say, allowing her the comfort zone to open up.&nbsp;Here are&nbsp;ways to create talking opportunities for your kid:&nbsp;



<ul><li>Ask about her day at school, asking her about&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Plan to cook a meal together and encourage her to talk about the ingredients and how to get them&nbsp;</li><li>Make a travel plan together and ask for her suggestions&nbsp;</li><li>Start conversation about a topical event and get her into talking about what she thinks about&nbsp;it&nbsp;</li></ul>



Read together&nbsp; Start the tradition of reading story books to each other before hitting the bed at night. Let your child choose a book of his interest. This will not only improve his vocabulary but also&nbsp;enhance his analytical skills, required for effective communication.&nbsp;It doesn’t matter what you read with your child. What’s most important is that you do it together. If you’re concerned that your child chooses the same books every night, don’t be. Your child is developing a better understanding of the character and plots and vocabulary used.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Help your child form opinions&nbsp; Involving kids in matters that require opinions and decisions help them become eloquent speakers.&nbsp;You can ask her something as simple as this: “Which of the two books that you read this week did you like the most?”&nbsp;You can also involve her in simple decisions&nbsp;about the special weekend menu, or the best online library to subscribe to. All these will go a long way in helping&nbsp;your child&nbsp;express herself and articulate her thoughts better.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Encourage him to maintain a journal&nbsp; Jotting down thoughts in a diary will give&nbsp;better clarity to your kids&nbsp;allowing them to share all of it in an effective manner. Being prepared with talking points and well-formed thoughts before a conversation&nbsp;will make him feel confident as well.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Plan&nbsp;activities that boost communication&nbsp; Engaging your school child in fun games like show and tell or picture story telling can be good&nbsp;ways&nbsp;of&nbsp;honing&nbsp;communication skills.&nbsp;Agree on a&nbsp;fun&nbsp;topic as a family and&nbsp;then have everyone&nbsp;speak for a minute&nbsp;or so about it.&nbsp;Also, sharing a picture with your kids and having them describe it in detail&nbsp;(characters,&nbsp;colours, etc.)&nbsp;is a good way of encouraging efficient communication.&nbsp;Encouraging them to&nbsp;make short presentations and extempore speeches at home&nbsp;are also good for&nbsp;developing&nbsp;oral skills.&nbsp;&nbsp;



Develop listening skills&nbsp;&nbsp; Paying attention&nbsp;to what others are saying is&nbsp;essential for developing sound communication&nbsp;skills.&nbsp;In order to inculcate listening skills&nbsp;in&nbsp;your child, you need to be a good listener as a parent. Don’t be distracted with your work or gadgets when your&nbsp;kids&nbsp;talk to you.&nbsp;Pay attention and make them feel that you are actually interested&nbsp;in what they are saying. Asking a few questions in the middle of a conversation will be good.&nbsp;Remember,&nbsp;children&nbsp;learn&nbsp;best from their parents. So, be a role model&nbsp;to them. Also, resist the urge to blame,&nbsp;criticise&nbsp;or correct grammatical errors as&nbsp;they speak.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The ability to articulate thoughts in an effective manner is very important in the life of a student.

Want your child to be successful? Help him develop communication skills

The necessity to articulate thoughts in an effective manner becomes very important in the lifecycle of a student as he grows up. Here ae ways to hone this skill in your child.

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