Summary/ Reflection

Summary: Grandparents of a young girl kept her locked in their apartment bathroom. She was only allowed out of the bathroom to attend school or for special occasions, such as a visit from a family member. They kept her in horrible conditions and only provided a blanket for the poor child. This horrible practice lasted six long years. When psychologist examined her, they evaluated her to be normal. This older couple had various felonies charged against them.

 Reflection: It is shocking to think that grandparents are capable of mistreating their grandchildren. To think that an innocent little girl has been trapped in a bathroom for six years is devastating. Thinking of the living conditions she was in is sad. The only thing I could think of is that in those six years this child should have been enjoying her childhood instead of being locked in a filthy bathroom. No one can give her back those six years and she has to live with the memory of that traumatizing experience. This man and women deserve to be punished. It is definitely not right to treat their grandchild inhumanely.

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens Habit 5

 

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 5

5. Seek First to Understand, and then to be Understood

Because most people don’t listen very well, one of the great frustrations in life is that many don’t feel understood. This habit will ensure your teen learns the most important communication skill there is: active listening.

Why is this habit the key to communications? It’s because the deepest need of the human heart is to be understood. Everyone watns to be respected and valued fro who they are- a unique, one-of-a-kind, never-to-be cloned individual. People won’t expose their soft middles unless they feel genuine love and understanding. Once they feel it, however, they will tell you more than you may want to hear. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Listen with your eyes, heart, and ears. 7 percent of communication is contained in the words we use. There rest comes from body language (53 percent) and how we say words. or the tone and feeling reflected in our voice(40 percent).

Most people are eager to talk and had rather talk than listen. We have one mouth and two ears. This means we should listen twice as much as we talk. We actually learn more while listening rather than when we talk. Learn to listen and listen to learn. Listen, really listen, for understanding.

Seek first to understand then to be understood-LISTEN.

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