Is One-Sided Communication Killing Your Relationships?

IMPACT: Parenting with Perspective · Aug 4, 2022 · 29m

"Ask Ben a Question"

Powerful Communication Principles

Seek to first understand, then to be understood.

Listen

Validate

Seek to understand their model

What are their circumstances?

How do they think?

How are they feeling?

What are their actions?

What are the results they're creating and what results do they want to create?

Understand your own model.

Show that you either understand, or that you want to understand.

Catch and reprogram your automated responses

Your automated responses are likely to be unintentional,

Catch it and replace it with an intentional response.

It helps me to explore…