HOW TO CONNECT WITH YOUR FAMILY

The basic science of connecting with your family….. teenagers and husbands included.

Making time for a meal and conversation with my daughter Bianca. This was a day when she had the best news to tell me: thank goodness she waited for me to eat first.

How to connect with your family is through simple communication and understanding. People need to wait, to be more patient, to stop (wait again) and listen to what is being said and most importantly, what is not being said.


It is simple science, not rocket science. Phew!!


Wait. Listen. Watch. Learn.


Good to know: sometimes people simply need to vent and air their grievances so they can let it go. No need to fix anything, to say anything then, or even later….. years later at a family gathering.


Sometimes people simply need to be heard, held and loved.

I'm Melissa Matthews and this teeny, tiny piece of advice helped me be a better mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend.