Deep Listening

When you speak to a child on a personal basis, or when you deal with an issue, how well are you really listening to them? Do you already have a personal agenda before you begin? Deep listening helps you to let go of all your preconceptions and judgments, and you simply listen to what is said without planning your next words or actions. When you deeply listen you are less likely to make a rash decision which will serve neither the child or yourself. Until you deeply listen you cannot really hear what someone else is saying, and you cannot possibly know how to act skillfully.