HPC3O: COMMUNICATION

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HPC3OCOMMUNICATION
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What is happening?

• A young child points to a bowl of grapes and
  says, dapes
• An eight-month-old girl sitting in her high chair
  stares at the toy train on the floor and then
  stares at her father
• While standing in line at a grocery store
  check-out, you suddenly hear a woman screaming at
  a child in a nearby line
• You awake to hear your five-month-old baby
  babbling in the next bedroom
• An early years center teacher is reading to a
  young child. She asks the child questions about
  the story that they are reading

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Communication is

• An exchange of information verbally,
  non-verbally, or with both verbal and non-verbal
  symbols and signals.

Verbal
Non-Verbal
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Communication is

• Either
• One way one person sends out a message, but
  receives no response.
• e.g. lectures, radio broadcast, message on
  answering machine.
• OR
• Two way message is send and response is given.
  The tone of the communication is very important
  particularly when children are learning
  appropriate listening skills and feedback styles.
  

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Mixed Messages

• A child can receive mixed messages if verbal and
  non-verbal forms of communication do not match.
• i.e. VERBAL NON-VERBAL
• - Congratulations! -Sad look
• - Go to your room! -Smiling
• - Everythings fine -Anxious look

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Mixed Message

• In groups, create a skit that demonstrates the
  concept of mixed messages and the importance of
  good communication.
• Groups should be made up of 3-4 people
• You will present your skit to the class twice.
  The first time, your verbal and non-verbal
  message should match. The second time, they
  should not.
• Example topics / scenes (each group should be
  different)
• -a birthday party,
• -a graduation ceremony,
• -a break-up
• -a baby being born
• -Disciplining a child for putting makeup all
  over their face

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Passive

• involves the inability or unwillingness to
  express thoughts and feelings
• make up an excuse rather than say how you feel

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Assertive

• involves standing up for oneself while remaining
  calm and respectful
• assertive people
• match body language to tone
• use short clear messages
• are honest
• use I messages

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Aggressive

• involves overreaction, blaming and criticizing
  
• Try to get their way though intimidation and
  being loud
• Have a hard time considering the rights of others
• Sometimes attack a persons character instead of
  addressing a specific issue

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Passive-Aggressive

• This style uses passive communication that is
  really acting out anger in an indirect, or
  behind-the-scenes way
• Passive-Aggressive communicators will often
• mutter to themselves rather than assertively
  confront the issue
• use facial expressions that don't match how they
  feel
• deny there is a problem
• appear cooperative while purposely doing things
  to annoy and disrupt
• use subtle sabotage to get even
• - passive-aggressive people may act in these
  ways
• Act sad or sullen even though they say they are
  OK
• Perform a task poorly to show that they dont
  like the task or they think you should do it
• Forget things on purpose
• Allow you to make a mistake and then tell you
  that they know it was wrong all along