Monday, February 6, 2012

Why Adults Do Not Listen to Children?


Adults generally do not listen to children because…


Listening is not a regular practice; even adult - adult listening is not very common.


• Listening is not considered important as much as speaking skills. For example, there are awards for speaking skills but there are hardly any awards for listening skills.


• Listening is hard to do. It is more than hearing sounds.


• Listening means thinking about the things you hear and requires time and the attitude.


• Speaking allows us to control and direct where as listening puts us at the receiving end.


• Adults feel that only experience can teach and hence they have nothing to learn from children as children lack experience.

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