Discover Thoughts on Talk. A blog dedicated to bringing you real-life communication insights. Learn about styles, barriers, and how to make progress toward resolution with these short posts full of tips, tricks, and challenges that can help create solutions.
Or at least better disagreements.
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Advice Giving. Should VS. Could
Most people seek advice when they’re stuck. Unsure of what their options are, or perhaps which one to take or when. What we look for when seeking advice is guidance, options and clarity. We want more options for our problems, we want a different outlook. More than likely you’ve heard what you should and shouldn’t do in your situations through the advice. Learn a different way to give advice.
Co-Parenting & Why you have to figure it out
When we prioritize our role as a parent, we make a good-faith attempt at seeing things clearly from our child’s view, not ours. Recognizing that a child loves both their parents regardless of their love for each other can help ease tensions and make for more productive conversation.
Communication is Key
Thinking of communication as a “key” helps us visualize the importance of communication. If you visualize communication as a key and the person you’re trying to communicate with as a locked door, you can see the value in having the right key.