What would happen if today?s kids were taught old fashioned 1950s discipline? How would they cope if they were made to do household chores instead of sitting in front the computer?
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WEEK 2 - Communication, The Art of Conversation The Stockmans
Tx: Wednesday 2nd February 2005
Communication is such an important factor within the family. It is essential families talk together and not just the pleasantries of, ?Good day at school??, ?Do your homework!? and ?Go to bed!?. It is very easy for parents especially with teenagers to slip into this trap. Tina Stockman is a single mother to teenager Melissa. The communication within this family unit has completely broken down, with Melissa preferring to spend hours on her phone and computer rather than talking to her mother. In this VT Penny Palmano suggests ways in which Tina and Melissa can improve their relationship.
Penny's Top Tips for The Art of Conversation
- Sit down together and encourage eye contact
Take time to sit down and discuss issues with your child face to face. If they develop eye contact and listening skills as a child, they will continue to use them in adulthood.
- Physical Contact
Teenagers need love and affection just as much as when they were children so give them the occasional cuddle to make them feel loved.
- Compromise and Kindness
All relationships need compromise so try and think of each other needs by showing small acts of kindness.
WEEK 1 - Respect
The Entwistles
Tx: Wednesday 26th January 2005
Penny Palmano visits the Entwistles, a family of nine from Manchester. Mum Sandra feels the children do not help her enough around the house, they show very little respect for their belongings and the teenagers are constantly arguing over their lack of privacy. In this VT Penny gives practical advice to the family to help resolve their respect issues in the home.
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