Communication
Thinking about how we communicate. Communication is shared meaning, so if there is no shared meaning there is no communication. An interesting question arises though. If shared meaning is the goal of communication, how come we get it wrong so often? Even when we are trying so hard to get it right we sometimes miss the mark. Does this mean that we just don't really take the time to think about what we are doing when we communicate with people, especially with our children? We probably all need to get better at working out how we are going to really listen to people, really take note of what they are saying and really try to understand them. But there is also the need to make sure others understand us, that our children really do know what is required of them. One of the things with children diagnosed with ADHD is that it takes longer for them to understand our meaning. All too often we are too quick to get frustrated with them instead of taking the time to real