The Principles andMethods of Effective Communication between Parents and Children

Since the family is the most important and main educational institution, it must be healthy and strong; a healthy family is a family characterized by good relationship between its members especially parents and children. In order for a family to attain a sound human relationship, there are certain principles and methods which the parents must know how to use to create a suitable relationship among family members. This article aims to study and elaborate on the effective methods of relationship between parents and children, the different types of relationship and the principles governing them, because lack of understanding can create a hindrance in their relationship with each other. Knowledge, familiarization with the facts, feeling of psychological security, balance, moderation of expectations are some of the principles which have been discussed in this article with reliance on Quranic verses and hadith. The result shows that the parents must be cognizant of suitable methods and strategies for establishing a relationship with their children. The parents can play with their children, greet and treat them in a way such that makes them feel that they are important and that gives them a feeling of psychological security. However, during the teenage period, the situation is different; the parents should create self-esteem and strengthen their children's self-confidence so as to pave the ground for growth and moral education of their teens so that as a consequence of which they can maintain sound relationship with them.