How to Coach Yourself and Others Coaching Families

VI/ COMMUNICATION SKILL BUILDING TECHNIQUES More often than not, it's a family's communication patterns and styles that lead to conflict and division. Communication techniques are used to build skills that allow for effective communication between family members. Some of these methods include reflecting, repeating, fair fighting and nonjudgmental brainstorming. REFLECTING Reflecting is a listening technique which involves having a member express her feelings and concerns, then having another member repeat back what he heard that person say. REPEATING Repeating is also a listening technique. It involves having a member state how he feels, while another member repeats back what was said. Repeating and reflecting techniques allow members to better understand where the other is coming from and why she feels as she does. FAIR FIGHTING Fair fighting techniques focus on attentive listening and expressing feelings and concerns in a nonthreatening manner. TAKING TURNS EXPRESSING FEELINGS taking turns expressing feelings NONJUDGMENTAL BRAINSTORMING nonjudgmental brainstorming 185

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