<div><strong><span style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Are You Listening To Me?</span></strong></div>

I give my tween/teen my full attention when they are talking to me (no multi-tasking)

All the time

I try to (when I can remember to)

Not as often as I probably should

Never

I interrupt when my tween/teen is talking to me (to correct their grammar or ask them to stop fiddling whilst they are speaking)

Only if it is distracting to the conversation

I have to! Drives me nuts otherwise

Nope, it doesn't worry me

I have never been guilty of making audible sounds (groans etc) or pulling faces when I do not agree with what my tween/teen is saying

No, that is a lie. I do it all the time

Probably...maybe...

I am in fact a cool operator. Poker face all the way

I finish my tween/teen's sentences for them

No never

May have been guilty of this

All the time, we would be here for-ever otherwise

It is really important to maintain eye contact at all times when talking to my tween/teen

Yes! That is really important part of listening

Actually no, not all the time

I often find myself 'projecting' the conversation so I can prepare myself for what my tween/teen is going to tell me (so I don't freak out)

My mind has jumped to conclusions on occasions

Are you kidding? I could not possibly project where their conversations go!

All the time

I have been guilty of displaying impatient body language, answering the phone, or stopping my tween/teen talking to answer the demand of a younger child

Yes

Very rarely

I have uttered the words "not now" when my tween/teen has tried to engage in conversation

I probably have

Guilty

No I am always up for a chat

I can easily identify when my tween/teen is needing me to 'solve their problem' and the times when the are just venting

There is a difference??

Yep, I know (mostly) when to keep my trap shut

Sometimes I need to ask clarification from my tween/teen directly

I am ALL OVER active listening, and fully understand that it is the best type of listening to implement when my teen is talking to me.

Ops sorry but you are wrong! This is not always the right type of listening when communicating with teens.

Hang on- sorry I thought I was meant to be an active listener?

Ummm...active listening? What do you mean?

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