Quotes About Communication

You're unconscious, moron," my double said to me. "We can finally talk to one another.

My double snorted. "That's good. That really is, the banter thing. I can't do the banter very well. Maybe that's why you're in charge. Of course, if I was in charge more often, you'd get laid a lot more—but no, that's not it, either.

Oh my," Kitai said in Canish, her eyes sparkling. "I may be in love." Tavi replied in the same tongue. "I saw him first." Varg's ears quivered again.

A big assumption. And when you assume, you make an ass out of you and umption.

In every person there lies a book that can be enjoyed by others only by escaping through the lips or finger tips." - Jim Conover - 2000

Clasping your hands together means you are serious. Clasping them around someone else's throat means you are very serious

There are a few things everyone should know about Newfoundland. First and foremost is how to pronounce it correctly.

Although it felt much longer, within a few seconds the pilot came over the loudspeaker. He spoke in German and Roxanne couldn't discern much from the tone of his voice. Then she heard the passengers who could understand him audibly gasp. This made her even more frightened. Finally, in somewhat broken English, the pilot announced that airspace over the United States was closed and he had been ordered to land in Gander, Newfoundland. He offered no further explanation.

I have always believed that writing advertisements is the second most profitable form of writing. The first, of course, is ransom notes." Philip Dusenberry

When the bossy bit happens, our first response is a genuine extended smile at the child. This unexpected turn of events gives him or her time to think, to wonder what in the world is going on. Then we say something like "Nice try, Alicia. Nice try. What do you think happens in this family when people get really bossy? Does it help or not? But please don't answer that now. Just give it some thought." Then we walk off.

we should be there with the needed hint or explanation—but only if our kids ask for it, and only as long as it's profitable. When we start to become irritated, we've helped enough.

When children do blow it, they need to know that they can come to their parents and that their parents are still going to love them and do their best to remain calm.

The parent should keep their response empathetic yet vague: "I want you to have that, and you can—as soon as you have a plan for how this isn't going to be a problem." Wise parents keep their response fairly open ended in order to keep the child thinking about the situation and how to move forward.

all of our investigative questioning, done when our kids might be telling the truth, may breed a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's been said that if we wrongly accuse our kids twice for the same thing, they'll set out to prove us right. You can almost hear them say with a sigh, "You think I do it anyway, so I might as well do it.

It is often effective to say, "Well, it looks like things are not going well for you right now. When you get yourself to the point of putting your thoughts into words, come and talk to me. I'll be glad to listen." Then break eye contact and move on.

We might say, "My kids used to listen to me, but now they won't. Boy, have they ever changed." Wrong again. They haven't changed one iota. They're still listening to a voice outside their heads—it's just not ours anymore.

The blue coat or the red coat? Put the mittens in the pocket or wear them? They have to decide; the little voice inside their head does the talking. The more decisions kids make, the more times we ask them questions instead of telling them what to do, and the more we discuss issues using thinking words, the less likely they'll be negatively influenced by peers later on.

Pouting is another nonverbal sign of displeasure. Kids use it to beg their parents to talk to them.

ensure that Aidan has a learning experience from this incident, his mom and dad must remember one thing: to keep their mouths shut. Save the words for happy times.

Because parents are biologically programmed to protect their children, their automatic tendency is to try to rescue them or give them some wisdom that will solve the problem. A more effective approach involves listening with empathy and very few words.

For the consequences to have any benefit, we must commiserate with our kids, not yell at them. They have nobody to be angry with but themselves when we show sadness. Because of punishment, Brianne had her mom to blame.

Handling temper tantrums requires parents with soft voices who don't even try to reason with their misbehaving child.

Children learn early in life that their parents can't get into their brains. We can't make them think what we think or believe what we believe. When we try, we invite their disobedience;

When you listen to your spouse, you are communicating non verbally that they are important to you.