January Counseling Lesson

Post date: Jan 10, 2017 8:52:12 PM

We are hitting the ground running for 2nd semester and are picking up where we left off on our 7 Habits of Happy Kids!

For January we will be talking about Habit #5

"Seek First To Understand, Then To Be Understood"

This means that I listen to other people's ideas and feelings and work hard to get along well with others. I don't interrupt and I listen with not only my ears, but my eyes and heart as well. I truly try to understand where others are coming from!

A lot of our discussion has been on how to be a good listener. Sure....everybody can listen but can you listen well to others? Listening well means I give good eye contact, I listen with my ears and I am paying attention and focusing on the person talking to me! This can be difficult if we think we already know everything or are not working hard to be focused continuously. The video below is a simple but great example of how to listen....enjoy The Biscotti Kid

Cookie Monster wanted to learn Biscotti Karate, but in order to do so he had to listen with his whole body:

Eyes watch, Ears listen, Voice quiet, Body calm

May we learn from Cookie San how to be a good listener!