Had a horrid headache this morning that would no go away even with Tylenol. I guess I got so worried about the headache that I got one of my tension stomach aches. GREAT. I spent the morning in bed with two wet wash cloths one over my eyes and the other at the back of my neck. Finally at about 1 o'clock I got up, showered, ate and trudged to the institute building. I had promised the class a lesson on how to communicate effectively in a marriage and while courting.
I read the two lessons on this topic that I had given before, decided that a combination of the two would be best for this class. I was finished writing and ready to teach by 5:00 p.m. which was nice as it gave me 30 minutes to relax and visit with the young adults.
We had 27 in class and it was a zoo. We had put the tables away, and set the chairs up in as close to a circle as we could get. I taught them skills and then had them practice. A YSA would choose a number and that number was a topic of conversation for each pair. Only one talked, the other practiced good listening skills. After two minutes one of the pair moved and another topic was chosen and communication began again. As they talked I watched and then gave them kudos or suggestions. I am amazed at how good some were and how absolutely untrained the rest were. One YSA male actually turned his chair so that he could not look at the person who was talking to him or to whom he talked. After asking him twice to move his chair, I finally had to physically move it for him. I even caught oneYSA listening to the conversation behind her.
They seemed to have fun and when I asked them what they had learned they had great answers. Hopefully it will help them in their associations.
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