{"id":2228,"date":"2007-09-01T14:28:51","date_gmt":"2007-09-01T18:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ehealth.cooperhealth.org\/?p=2228"},"modified":"2007-09-01T14:28:51","modified_gmt":"2007-09-01T18:28:51","slug":"how-to-get-your-children-to-talk-about-problems-at-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/ehealth\/2007\/09\/01\/how-to-get-your-children-to-talk-about-problems-at-school\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Your Children to Talk About Problems at School"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Many school-age children suffer silently over problems or difficulties at school. Whether academic, social or emotional, school-related problems can trouble, worry and negatively impact children without them ever saying a word.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why it\u2019s important for parents to establish and maintain a regular dialog with their school-age children every single day, say psychologists at Cooper University Hospital.\u201cIt can be very difficult for parents to get their children to open up and talk about what they\u2019re experiencing at school, particularly when they\u2019re having a problem,\u201d said licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist Richard Selznick, Ph.D., Director, Cooper Learning Center, in Voorhees, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

“By knowing how to engage a child in conversation and carrying out that conversation in a spirit of acceptance and understanding, parents often times can get to the bottom of what\u2019s bothering their child. They can then take the necessary steps to correct it,” he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cProductive communication can occur when children know they can count on their parents to really listen to them without being critical, judgmental or impatient. It is, perhaps, the most important thing parents can do for their children,\u201d Dr. Selznick said.<\/p>\n

He offers these tips to encourage good communication with your school-age children:<\/strong><\/p>\n