It seems so easy to pick up a dress and accessorize it every time. Well, not so easy as I can tell you. When many of us growing up, strict parents would determine your clothes, schedules, etc. As I am parenting, I try to give choices. Being a psychologist, I want to see the thinking process and discover how kids learn a new skill called negotiation.
Robert Frost’s ‘Road Not Taken’ shares that decision-making can be difficult. Not knowing what at the end of the road is does freak quite a number of us.
To be a good negotiator, one has to have a good communication skill. By this, a child keeps on improving his or her language ability. Of course as parents most of the times we want things to go our ways but it is fundamental to raise confident, determined and principled children. The skills and experiences are priceless. Those that lay found foundation to many relationships, career choices and others.
Key to all negotiation is to communicate well. So this all begins when we are young and how our parents and teachers help develop these skills. This is why i ensure my kids are getting a good education in english as i belive its the base skill needed for life.