Supporting My Nonbinary Teen
Care and Feeding | Slate's parenting show
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How to Create a Safe Space
M, it's one that feels comfortable to say something and not feel like you're not being listened to. One of the exercises i practise with couples and also with families is yout before you say something in response, you have to restate what the person said. And by being able to kind of have this check, i call it check for understanding a, i think the term's reflective listening. Butand enables the space to actually be safe, where you can share something. It makes the person listen, and it also keeps him from just responding ly.
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