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Are you guilty of the distracted \"Uh huh\" when your children are telling you a story? When they pause for your reaction, do you realize that you have no idea what they just said? If so, you\'re not alone. And this week\'s guest, Kim Jacobs, is here to help! She has a Master\'s degree is Interpersonal and Family Communication, and she\'s a mom of four young boys. In this episode, we discuss...-how to use non-verbal communication to make sure your children feel heard-how \"mirroring\" can help our children know that we are empathizing with them-how paraphrasing can help us to reconnect with a child after we\'ve been interrupted-how to lovingly hurry your child along when they are telling a 25-minute long story ;)-how to use \"perception checking\" to give our kids the benefit of the doubt and a chance to explain themselves...and much more!And don\'t forget to sign up for the monthly sheet of takeaways, which will now be sent on the first Friday of each new month: 3in30podcast.com/takeaways Show Notes Power of Moms article about twins who developed a stutter: https://powerofmoms.com/putting-on-the-brakes/ Marilyn Faulkner\'s episode \"How to Raise Confident Children: https://3in30podcast.com/confidence/