VERBAL NURTURANCE Children require a great deal of verbal engagement to develop self-esteem and good communication skills. Parents are the pivotal players in their acquisition of verbal skills. If a child’s confidence and self-esteem are to solidify, he needs to experience his parents as readily available to hear what he has to say. Parents who are not neglectful, willingly and enthusiastically listen to their child. They do it not only out of duty, but also out of gratitude, for exposure to a child’s naturally vibrant curiosity and thirst for understanding can be healthily infectious.
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