Reflective Listening

<font face="Comic Sans MS" font color="339999">Ever come home from a hard day´s work and just need someone to spill to? Afterwards, you feel so much better. Emotional.lifetips.com/cat/57243/bag-of-tricks-behavior-management-strategies/index.html">Children are no different. Sometimes when they are whining or crying over something, they really do not want or need you to intervene or assist. They simply want someone to tell their problem to. Whenever possible, allow a child to problem solve their own solutions rather than "fixing" the problem for them. By allowing the child to problem solve on their own, you are teaching them an important life-long skill.