Listen Up The Kids Are Talking

In the fifth series on Listen Up The Kids Are Talking we are going to explore the no-brainer of talking about kids when the kids can hear us.  The kids feel very strongly about this.  Read on.

We talk to our friends and relatives about our kids.  We need to talk to other adults about our kids because it helps!  We get the kids in bed or they are playing quietly and you get in a conversation about the behavior of your kid; I can assure you that one of their ears is listening to what you are saying.  It feels to a kid like it feels to an adult when we hear other people talking behind our backs.  It does not feel good.  Some of the kids have told me that her parents thinks she is asleep and she can hear every word they are saying.  It makes kids sad and insecure.

My grandson said to me one day, "If my parents tell you anything I do wrong - just throw up your hands over your ears and say, "I don't want to hear about it!"  He was trying to protect his reputation with grandma of being a really cool, cute kid.

My point is you have to talk to other adults/spouse about your kids--just make sure they are outside playing or at school so they can not hear you.  They will trust you more.