My child just doesn't want to talk about it! 3 things to know and 5 tricks to try
/I ran a seminar for parents of anxious kids last week and at the end one parent asked me this question:
"My daughter is having problems with the girls in her class. I know we should talk about it - but every time I bring it up, she shuts it down. She just doesn't want to talk with me about it. What should I do?
Does this sound familiar? Are you working on helping your own children talk about things they don't really want to talk about?
If so, welcome to my world! :) :)
As a child psychologist, I know full well that helping children communicate about tricky topics is very difficult at times. It's something I work on with kids constantly. Here's a few things to know and a few things to try.