Messages Can Criticize Or Praise

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Interpersonal Communication SPCH 122: 1-2:15P March 28, 2011 Analysis Paper #2: Messages Can Criticize or Praise Often times, I refer back to situations that include my newfound and exciting experience as a mother to a very busy, adventurous, little boy named Jamiyah. One particular interpersonal concept or skill that I perform on a consistent basis, whether it be inheritably done or learned, is that aspect that messages can be used in criticizing and praising others, especially when it comes to child rearing. There is no set manual on being a perfect parent, but as a mother, one plays such a critical role in molding and shaping the present and future communication roles of a child’s life well into adulthood. Because I’ve learned that young children respond better to learning new concepts through ritual repetition, I often like to take out colorfully decorated flash cards with numbers and alphabets on them. This helps Jamiyah learn the basic foundations of words and math. One particular Friday, Jamiyah woke before I did and turned on the television to watch his favorite cartoons. When I finally woke, it was time for his flashcard lessons; I instructed him to turn off the television and bring his flashcards to me. I could tell he had no interest in working with the flashcards, but he reluctantly got them and sat down next to me on the couch. In my mind, I assumed he was being uncooperative with the flashcard lesson because he’d been smart enough to learn how impatient I could become (which I sometimes did) in cutting his lessons short. I don’t believe I was irrational in assuming this; children can be such clever, crafty little things from a very young age. As I held up each card, Jamiyah immediately began taxing my nerves. He was calling the numbers letters and the letters numbers. He also got each and every color wrong that I pointed to on the cards. As

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