Care Enough to Give Tough Honest Feedback

9 Secrets to Great “Family” Teamwork

Each family is a team, and as such they should be supporting and enhancing each other.

Secret #4 – Care enough to give tough feedback and trust each other enough to apply it.

Care enough about your family team members that you give honest, enhancing feedback.  Trust that your family team members have your and the family’s best interests in mind.  Assume the positive, believe that they have a positive reason for what they’re saying or doing.

If you have respectfully dealt with your children, then they will respectfully deal with you.  Trust that they will give you positive enhancing feedback.

Roger and Virginia interview Dr. Robyn Odegaard PhD., on issues concerning the drama of upset relationships and disharmony in families, sports teams and the corporate workplace. “Doc Robyn” reveals the 7 No-Fail Secrets to Stop the Drama.

http://webtalkradio.net/2011/05/30/the-learning-curve-%e2%80%93-dr-robyn-odegaard-reveals-the-7-no-fail-secrets-to-stop-the-drama/

9 Secrets to Great "Family" Teamwork

9 Secrets to Great “Family” Teamwork

Each family is a team, and as such they should be supporting and enhancing each other.

Secret #3 – Support each other by checking in.

Know what your family team members look and act like when under stress.  If they say or do something that’s out of character for them, realize they could be under some stress.  Ask the family team member how you can support and help them.

If you’re not getting help and support from your family team members, don’t build up stress, ask for it.  Going back to Secret #1 – express your needs.  If you don’t say it, they can’t help you achieve it.

Roger and Virginia interview Dr. Robyn Odegaard PhD., on issues concerning the drama of upset relationships and disharmony in families, sports teams and the corporate workplace. “Doc Robyn” reveals the 7 No-Fail Secrets to Stop the Drama.

http://webtalkradio.net/2011/05/30/the-learning-curve-%e2%80%93-dr-robyn-odegaard-reveals-the-7-no-fail-secrets-to-stop-the-drama/

Hold Each Other Accountable

9 Secrets to Great “Family” Teamwork

Each family is a team, and as such they should be supporting and enhancing each other.

Secret #2 – Hold each other accountable.  Each family team member has certain tasks and responsibilities to the team so that it functions well.

If one of the team members is not fulfilling their responsibilities:

·         first assume the positive – that they are trying to meet their responsibilities,

·         second, ask how you can help them to step up and meet their responsibilities.

It may be that they need re-educating in a subject, or some temporary help because of an overload in another area of their life.

Roger and Virginia interview Dr. Robyn Odegaard PhD., on issues concerning the drama of upset relationships and disharmony in families, sports teams and the corporate workplace. “Doc Robyn” reveals the 7 No-Fail Secrets to Stop the Drama.

http://webtalkradio.net/2011/05/30/the-learning-curve-%e2%80%93-dr-robyn-odegaard-reveals-the-7-no-fail-secrets-to-stop-the-drama/

9 Secrets to Great "Family" Teamwork

9 Secrets to Great “Family” Teamwork

Each family is a team, and as such they should be supporting and enhancing each other.

Secret #1 – Set expectations, express your needs.  You can’t expect your family team members to try to meet your needs if you never tell them what your needs are.

Your needs can be as simple as, “I need help unloading the car.” Or “I need quiet while I finish this project.” up to “I need help exercising more or changing what I eat.”

If you don’t say it, they can’t help you achieve it.

Roger and Virginia interview Dr. Robyn Odegaard PhD., on issues concerning the drama of upset relationships and disharmony in families, sports teams and the corporate workplace. “Doc Robyn” reveals the 7 No-Fail Secrets to Stop the Drama.

http://webtalkradio.net/2011/05/30/the-learning-curve-%e2%80%93-dr-robyn-odegaard-reveals-the-7-no-fail-secrets-to-stop-the-drama/

No Fail Secret to Better Talks with Your Kids, Your Spouse, Your Colleagues

Secret #5 – Ask Before Giving Feedback.  No one likes to be blindsided, including your kids, your spouse and your colleagues.  Ask if now is a good time to talk.  If not, set a definite day and time to talk and keep the appointment.

If your child, spouse or colleague can’t keep the appointment, remind them that they set the day and time, it’s up to them to live up to the commitment they made and have the talk now.

To hear more about Doc Robyn's 7 No Fail Secrets go to:
http://webtalkradio.net/2011/05/30/the-learning-curve-%e2%80%93-dr-robyn-odegaard-reveals-the-7-no-fail-secrets-to-stop-the-drama/

Create and Use a Team Vocabulary

7 No Fail Secrets to Stop the Drama!

Secret #6 – Create and Use a Team Vocabulary: create phrases and words that everyone on the team understands in a given context.  Many miscommunications happen because words provide less than 10% of the meaning of the message.

Each family is a team and as such they create their own phrases and words that everyone in the family understands.  The family creates their own unique communication fingerprint/style amongst themselves.  This is made up of the connotations or words, plus the mood and body language used.

Children initially learn their communication fingerprint/style from their family.  The meaning of words and phrases used by one family may not mean the same to another family.  Therefore, when children use their family’s communication fingerprint outside of the family, communication misunderstandings and conflict can occur.

To fix this when it happens:

·         Realize that your understanding of a word or phrase can be different from another’s.  So don’t assume everyone understands your unique communication fingerprint/style.

·         When a misunderstanding happens, assume the positive – give the other person the benefit of the doubt.  Believe that person has a positive reason for what they’re saying or doing.

·         Find out what is the misunderstood phrase or word and explain what you mean.  Now allow the other person to express their understanding.  Remember, they will have their own family and/or cultural communication fingerprint/style.

Roger and Virginia interview Dr. Robyn Odegaard PhD., on issues concerning the drama of upset relationships and disharmony in families, sports teams and the corporate workplace. “Doc Robyn” reveals the 7 No-Fail Secrets to Stop the Drama.

http://webtalkradio.net/2011/05/30/the-learning-curve-%e2%80%93-dr-robyn-odegaard-reveals-the-7-no-fail-secrets-to-stop-the-drama/

What Children Need to Learn to Read

Michelle Vallene

The Learning Curve Radio Show        www.webtalkradio.net

Birth through 5 years are the most important.  Children are sponges absorbing so much, that’s why engrossing early learning experiences are critical!

Parents are their children’s first teacher.  Parents need to be involved in their child’s education in order for their children to succeed at school and in life.

Children who are not exposed to and learn knowledge in their first five years end up being behind when they start school.  They usually end up remaining behind their peers, dropping out of school and not doing well in life.

Children learn in so many different ways.  A parent needs to try many different methods for teaching their children.  Make learning fun and spend time learning with them.  Find everyday learning opportunities, and they don’t need to be academic book learning.  They can be practical life skills such as cooking, cleaning, folding and putting away clothes, taking care of a pet, etc.

By spending learning time with your child you put value on learning new skills and knowledge, and you set the standard your child will strive to emulate.

Learn more about how Michelle Vallene prepared her own children to learn to read go to www.webtalkradio.net/thelearningcurve