Oct 12 2010
Take 30 seconds and Make Eye Contact
Your daughter has a question for you. You’re sitting at the computer updating your Facebook status or you’re in the midst of cooking, and because you’re such a great multi-tasker, you don’t even have to take your attention from what you’re doing– you answer without missing a beat. Not a problem for many women who are multi-tasking masters. However this ability to do a lot at once can form the habit of not really engaging, or giving full attention, to those in our homes. We get used to on-the-run type conversations as every family member is going about their ways.
Take note of how often you actually stop and make eye contact. Make yourself take at least 30 seconds to give undivided attention to your daughter when she speaks to you. When you actually stop, and take the the time, it helps her to feel that you are really listening, and that you consider what she has to say important.