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Communication Ideals And Practices In The Family : How Parents Listen To Children, Christine G. Moudry

Honors Capstones

How do parents listen to their children? What listening behaviors are practiced in the family? What is the ideal communication between parents and children? An examination of the research and the instructional material for parents on listening to children reveals some general findings in this area. The majority of the literature focuses on the ideal listening behaviors for parents, rather than the listening behaviors that are actually taking place.