Reflective Listening

07/12/2018

Learning is not wisdom; information does not guarantee good judgment.
John Dewey

Kathleen Grey, in the Exchange article, “Not in Praise of Praise,” describes what happened when she first learned about reflective listening. “This is a respectful and reflective communication style…I discovered that reflecting back to children what they are doing, and what I perceive that they are feeling, reinforces their sense of themselves in such a way that they feel strengthened and validated as potent, competent, worthwhile human beings…

The reflective listening style of communicating felt so clear, uncomplicated, honest, and real that I just sank into it with a great sense of relief…Even when I had to set limits, I experienced the companionship that comes with genuine connection and the shared knowledge that the limits were set in the interest of continued growth.”

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