Journal 4

I have come in contact with many people who do these things on a daily basis. The one that bothers me the most is when someone does not make eye contact with me. It makes me feel like they are not listening to me. I also feel like it is very rude because some people do it on purpose. I think eye contact is a really important part of positive communication and active listening.  I try to make eye contact as often as possible.  It does not bother me too much when someone does not use my name. I think this is because a lot of people mispronounce and misspell my name. Although, when people do mispronounce and misspell it, that bothers me. I think using someone’s name is polite on a professional basis. I feel like if I know your name, you should know my name. I have had parents who only talk to me when they have complaints.  I find this to be surprising.  I think parents should want to communicate with their child’s caregiver as often as possible, not just when they think something is wrong.  Sometimes this hurts my feelings and I do not like the closed communication. If parents talked to you on a regular basis, maybe they would not have complaints at all.   When someone gives me the cold shoulder I find it to be very rude.  I think if someone is upset with me they should just be up front about it instead of not talking to me or being rude.