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The importance of feedback – how to receive and give it well?

    In our experience, it is a long learning process to move from the point where we perceive feedback as criticism to the point where we are able to receive it with an open heart. Moving to the next level, we begin to view feedback as the basis for our development, and we actively seek feedback from our environment. Along this path, continuous and stable growth is guaranteed, during which we ourselves become capable of giving effective feedback to those around us. Our attitude towards feedback changes constantly throughout our lives, and we spend varying amounts of time at each level. Even as adults, we may sometimes revert to behaving like sulking children. There's nothing wrong with that, because the goal is to become capable of both receiving and giving feedback in the long run, and of course, to teach our children to do the same.

    As our children grow, feedback plays an increasingly important role in their lives. They start to interact with communities, meet different people, and as part of their development, they begin to understand the consequences of their behavior and actions. Positive feedback, such as praise, expressions of love, and recognition of efforts and achievements, are important elements in building their self-confidence. These also help them learn new skills and maintain close and open relationships with their environment. Additionally, constructive feedback given for developmental purposes is also crucial. Through this type of feedback, newly learned skills can be fine-tuned, children learn to respect boundaries, and consider the needs of others. In summary, feedback is an indispensable part of our child's personality development and plays an important role in fostering an open attitude towards learning.

    Similarly to the workplace, there are numerous benefits to learning how to effectively give feedback within the family, whether it's reinforcing or developmental in nature. You may have noticed that intentionally, when it comes to feedback, we avoid using the word "negative" because we

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