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Tips for Effective & Healthy Communication

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    Healthy communication is a balancing act in any relationship. Healthy communication means feeling heard, understood, and respected while also being able to listen to, understand, and respect what the other person is saying. ; How well we communicate has a major impact on our interactions with others. Communication skills affect our ability to prevent or resolve conflict, connect, and build or break trust in a relationship. ; Practicing these nonverbal and verbal skills can help you have more productive conversations with others and provide a positive example for the teens you work with on a daily basis. It is also important to teach and encourage youth to use these skills in everyday life. Below are overviews of nonverbal and verbal communication skills – both types of skills should be utilized together for the most effective and healthy communication. ; Publication date from document properties. ; DM_Tips_508.pdf
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