Part one of term paper
Thomas Gordon feels that one the most effective ways of responding to children’s “feeling” or “problem” messages is the invitation to say more or as he calls it, “the door opener”. This type of response invites the child to share his own feelings or ideas. The important thing is that the listener does not communicate any o ...

Part two of term paper
... successful as this technique is, there is another which has been shown to be even more effective. This is the technique of active listening. In active listening, both the “sender “ and the “receiver” of messages are involved. In this method, the door of communication is not merely opened, but participants learn how to keep it open. Gordon says that in order to learn how to listen actively, the teacher or parent must understand more about the communication process. He says that when a child d ...