July 29th, 2024
How to get others to listen to you
It’s not too rare in 4th and 5th grade to come upon some students that are having a bad time and really wish other people knew about it. This usually involves the students talking, discussing, arguing, shouting, yelling, or name-calling in an effort to express their feelings.
What we adults know is that that method usually creates more problems than it solves. But we also know that even adults are tempted to speak harshly or lash out when we feel we have been wronged.
Love and Logic has a great, simple suggestion for boosting the chance that other people will listen to you. Phrase your concern like this:
“I’d like to share what I’ve been hearing and get your thoughts.”
This method gets the concern discussed without putting anyone on the hot seat. No one feels defensive, so the topic will get discussed and probably resolved.
This would probably solve a lot of problems for people that go to elementary school, or for anyone that has ever attended one.
The rest of the article is worth a read.
Originally posted 2018-09-06 17:22:58. Republished by Blog Post Promoter