Family Communication Patterns

[Pages:1]Family Communication Patterns

If your family does this:

Try this

Call each other names

Express anger without lashing out

Put each other down

Use "I" statements.

Interrupt each other

Take turns, keep it short

Criticize too much

Point out the good and the bad

Get defensive

Listen: calmly disagree

Turn away from speaker

Make eye contact

Talk in a sarcastic tone

Talk in a normal tone

Get off topic

Finish one topic, then move on

Think the worst of the person

Don't jump to conclusions

Dredge up the past

Stick to the present

Read other's mind

Ask others' opinions

Command, order people

Request nicely

Give the silent treatment

Say what's bothering you

Make light of someone Deny you did something

Take what people tell you seriously

Admit you did it or calmly explain you didn't

Nag about small mistakes

Admit no one is perfect; overlook

Adapted from: Problem solving Communication Training. Robin, Bedway & Gilroy. CBT+

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