04.01.2009
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Definitions of Road Blocks to Effective Communication

Parent-Child Communication Basics: An Education Program to Enhance Parent-Child Communication

Verbal

Examples

S-1. Judging Making a judgment You should …

You ought to …

S-2. Rejecting Giving no support It’s your problem, not mine.
S-3. Blaming/Criticizing Placing fault on the other person It’s your fault.
S-4. Labeling Calling names or words that are negative Only a dummy would do it that way.
S-5. Transferring Not listening and jumping in with one’s own problems Let me tell you what happened to me.
S-6. Ordering Giving solutions with no choices You must do this now.
S-7. Threatening/Bribing Using threats or bribes to try to make someone do something If you don’t do what I want …

If you do what I want, I’ll do this for you.

S-8. Waffling Not being clear and consistent in setting limits Well, maybe …

We’ll see …

I’ll think about it …

S-9. Nagging Persistently repeating orders or requests I’ve told you a thousand times …

How many time do I have to ask you to …

Nonverbal

Examples

S-10. Acting Using body language that sends negative messages or that rebuffs; being physically abusive Crossing arms; not looking at speaker; walking away; tapping feet; shaking finger in face; hitting; kicking