How to Use the Six Levels of Validation to Better Communicate With Your Kids

On this episode Chelsea Demaio, LCSW and Andy Dean, LCSW discuss the following topics:

 

The importance of being present while having a discussion and how to show your child that you're listening (2:30).

 

How to use reflective listening with kids and teens (4:55).

 

How to read between the lines of what a teen may or may not be saying and the importance of being sensitive to what isn’t being said as much as what is being said (8:45).

 

How to communicate to your child that their thoughts and feelings make sense (13:13).

 

How to support your teen without them feeling like you are “one upping” them (17:30).