Helping kids to communicate their wants, needs and aspirations is a basic task for parents. Some kids whinge, nag or go quiet, when a simple articulated request for assistance is all that's needed.
Michael Grose is the current Body & Soul parenting columnist reaching 6 million Australians every Sunday. Michael is the author of 7 parenting books, including the best-selling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change it. Michael is married with three adult children who have all successfully flown the parent nest.