Dear Dr. Allen: Exercises to strengthen the kid/parent connection
In our society, there has always been a disconnect between parents and their kids. In some families it is minimal and in some a great divide. The difference in the generations naturally creates this also. The emphasis on independence facilitates a separateness in relations. This disconnect has grown with the infusion, or should I say invasion of technology. Additionally, the current restrictions on being with others and limiting relationships, have increased the disconnect. For the past few years, we have been leading workshops for parents and their child/teen designed to strengthen the parent-child connection. Families leave the workshops feeling joyful, happy and understand each other much better. Following are some of the exercises we use. To do them, schedule an uninterrupted hour or more for two family members to get together. The pair may be a parent and child or a husband and wife or other combo. The goal is to practice listening and understanding each other, heart to heart. These exercises are only the beginning to building better connections with one another, but they are a start. Rules: No interrupting. No critical or judgmental comments. No parental lecturing or…
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