How to Get Your Kids to Want to Talk to You

In this episode, Chelsea Mazzara, LCSW and Andy Dean, LCSW discuss how parents can build a feeling of psychological safety at home that will encourage kids to want to open up and communicate effectively.

 

How the messages we send to our kids effect their communication style (2:26)

 

Using modeling to show how to communicate effectively (7:10)

 

The importance of having light-hearted conversations (9:32)

 

How to use validation to make your kids want to continue talking to you (12:30)

 

Why kids need consequences and structure (16:00)