Understanding Your children :Understanding the child's body language

Sometimes as parents we can not know the child's body language, sometimes we want him to read textbooks but rebellious child.
Or sometimes we want the child discipline and child's parents simply do not shout do the opposite ....

Maybe there is something wrong with us, there is something wrong with the way we educate ... or there may be something that is felt the child that is not easy for us to understand ..

Understanding children with non-verbal communication is not a case of child-you only need to be observers and know what you are looking for. even without realizing it you can read your child's body language (for example, when you see him cry or laugh, smile or frown, scowl or happy), still many signs of non-verbal that is not revealed by you because it is not too obvious (eg sighed a shallow or deep, back straight or bent body). therefore, you need to listen to body language.

Key Skills to understand your children:
Knowledge: to understand the child's body language needed a good background knowledge about the main components of non-verbal communication and how the components typically used by children. you already know a lot about this but your basic knowledge about body language may be enhanced
Observation: you will not be able to interpret your body language unless you have the ability to observe his movements carefully. the further you know someone, the greater your propensity to make it easy. so provide more leisure time to observe really of what has been done of your child.
Disclosure: rational if you assess your child the meaning of action based on your previous knowledge about him. however, the preconceived notion that this can limit your interpretation of the behavior. you must be open to the idea that the meaning of body language can surprise you.
Verification: to understand the body language is not needed miracle. the only way to ensure that your interpretation is accurate verifies the interpretation that it objectively, perhaps by asking your child. pointed out to him the meaning of body language do you think, then ask him if you are correct.
Flexibility: the study of non-verbal communication is not exact sciences. later in this chapter you can read that the same action can have different meanings based on the environment. therefore, you must be flexible when interpreting your child's body language.

The steps of these skills can be used not only to read body language to your child, you also can try it out to your parents, so you can understand them, understand the willingness, understanding the intent and purpose of their hearts. These skills can also be sharpened when used to deal with or treat people who are sick, where they need more attention and needs to be understood by the environment.

The practical exercises that can be done to train skills read body language is very often observed, considering the people involved are carefully and make judgments about the thoughts, emotions, and their behavior. so that you can sharpen your skills in understanding others.
activity as a medium of exercise that you can use include: watching television mute, visiting parks or recreational, home, life on the road.

Psychologists found a million different non-verbal signs but remains basically there are some very basic aspects of the child's body language that you can instantly identify with, namely:
a. eye contact
b. breath
c. social distance
d. arm and hand movements
e. posture
f. facial expressions
g. mobility

Context of non-verbal communication also affect the meaning. when observing language body of your child, you should also note his cue group. not the individual, because the meaning of particular cues may change when accompanied by other cues. in addition, body language often used differently in different cultures.