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When we talk about communication most of us default to the assumption that we're talking about...talking. But in this episode we start exploring the importance of non-verbal communication, and especially the ways that relates to our communication with our kids.
We chat with Yolanda Williams about her raising her daughter Gia, advocacy and racial bias in the medical community, and about why viewing single parents as superheroes is counterproductive.
We also talk with Dr. Patricia Speier about the importance of understanding non-verbal communication, and about various strategies that all parents can learn and employ to maximize effective communication between parents and kids.
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03/18/21 • 41 min
The Talk - NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION
Transcript
Eli: She might speak tomorrow. You have no idea. It might—she may never verbally communicate in the same way that you or I would, but there is no specific trajectory or timeline that would indicate what her progress is or where it will eventually end up. It's all about making the goals immediate and making them successful for her to communicate more efficiently. So if she is capable of verbalizing, even with just sounds, and it's not a tantrum, that's progress and that's pro
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