EP 13 | How do you even know your FAMILY COMMUNICATION will sustain you? Will it? With JENNIFER

Written By Jennifer Zumbiel

Take a look around. Wait. I mean, take a listen around. What communication do you hear? From friends, other families, within your own home? What “skills” would you say are being modeled?

The truth is, these things are learned because they’re modeled, then they’re repeated, then they’re practiced over and over. This episode will take you through an evaluation of what you already have in your own home that is working well, what areas may need some extra attention, and what you want to practice more.

Here are some easy questions to ask to check our communication habits at home.

  • Am I quick to say things without thinking of the impact on another person?

  • Do I model good communication skills in public places? (Be aware of the way my actions are seen and how I am influencing others.)

  • How is my behavior influencing the people I have direct contact with daily?

  • Do these people (specifically my children) model the ways in which I speak?

  • What communication habits do we have in place at home that encourage meaningful conversation?

  • When the day ends, do I feel like our family made real connections or do I have regrets over the ways we did not connect?

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