COMMUNICATION IN A FAMILY

Open and honest communication is the backbone of all relationships in a family.The more we communicate with each other about daily issues or life;the stronger our bonds become.It is of utmost concern that lack of communication has lead to the various problems in families(eg.wayward children,divorce,disputes between siblings)We should try out the following methods to improve communication in our families and to bridge all forms of distances between us

• Have regular family discussions to what the things each and everyone is looking forward to and what they're anxious about. Get everybody's burning issues out on the table. This is a good family practice!
  
• Remember that different family members may feel differently about a certain issue at different times. Remember that how someone feels about an issue one day may change and change again over time.
  Honor feelings and encourage all family members to express them freely and without judgement. Don't try to "fix" someone else's grief. Deal with emotions by recognizing and acknowledging them. Work the energy out through physical exercise, art work, crying and laughing. Be explicit about what you're doing and why.
  
• Ease a time of logistical confusion. Put a calendar where everybody can see it and mark important dates and occasions of the household so that no one wil left out or out of place in a family

These are only some of the ways for one to build healthy relationships in a family.We should experiment with various kinds of methods and pick out the comfortable ones for successful foundations.So...Happy communicating to all...

-AMALA-