Healthy Connections
Institute
Your Parent Communication Profile
The Ostrich
You Protect Through
Preserving
Your communication style means that your first instinct is to protect by preserving your child’s innocence.
When something feels too mature, too private or too soon, you are more likely than other parents to create some distance between your child and the topic. You hold back, not because you do not care, but because you care deeply.
Your child is likely to experience you as being
- Protective
- Loyal
- Family-centred
- Safe
- Dependable
Your next growth skill
Micro-conversations
This means that, in order to keep the door open with your child, you may need to practise giving short, age-appropriate answers rather than avoiding the conversation altogether. One or two calm sentences can protect their innocence while still showing them they can come to you.
Your next step
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