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Active Listening
The difference between hearing and listening is that one is done with a purpose. If you are "actively listening" you are listening to understand what is being said despite distraction. This is a critical skill for all children to learn, for it will allow them to form meaningful relationships with others, develop important skill sets, and gain self-understanding.Our Expert Tip: Enhance your child's active listening skills with the use of audio books. Have your child choose a book of interest to them and establish the average length of time your child will actively engage in listening. Set a timer and read to your child for this amount of time. When the time is up, ask your child to answer questions or tell you about what you have read. Praise your child for “excellent listening.” With successes, increase the time you read for by one minute each day. Continue to make this exercise fun and instruction, by having your child read aloud with you and taking turns animating the books characters.
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