Five Reasons We Communicate Premise - Infants to adults communicate to reduce two to five universal discomforts or needs. Knowing your and your partner's needs and valuing them equally can help you spot and resolve communication problems using the seven Les-son-2 skills. We communicate to... Feel enough respect (always present), and to... > Give or get information; and/or to... > Vent (be empathically heard and accepted); and/or to... > Change something - cause action / feel potent; and to... > Avoid some discomfort like conflict, failure, loss, silence and boredom. |