Coaching Magic » walk home http://www.coachingmagic.co.uk/blog - the blog Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:53:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Parent Talk: Pull Teeth or Clean? http://www.coachingmagic.co.uk/blog/parent-talk-pull-teeth-or-clean/ http://www.coachingmagic.co.uk/blog/parent-talk-pull-teeth-or-clean/#comments Sat, 02 Jan 2010 06:32:43 +0000 admin http://www.coachingmagic.co.uk/blog/?p=106 “Learn how to turn frustration into fascination. You will learn more being fascinated by life than you will by being frustrated by it.” – Jim Rohn

To be honest, the walk home from school with the children can sometimes be frustrating for a parent. You’re looking forward to a cosy chat about their day and all you get is… a blank!

Q. Have you had a nice day?

A. Yes (or No)

Q. What did you do today then?

A. Nothing.

Q. Didn’t you do any work?

A. No

Q. What about painting then – have you done any pictures or anything?

A. No

Q. You must have done something – what about PE… or Maths?

Come on you must have at least done sums or something!

A. No

Q. So what did you do at playtime?

A. Nothing

… and so it goes on. I call it a ‘teeth pulling’ conversation. It can be irritating to say the least!

But how can you move the conversation along and encourage your child to share their experiences with you without ‘grilling’ them or ‘losing your cool’ at times like this?

In the next post I’ll be sharing two contrasting ways to do the ‘walking home from school’ chat to help you to find a way to make it more satisfying for you both.

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