LUV
Active Listening
Active Listening Symbols
Feelings words
100

_______ with your ears, eyes and heart to understand the other person’s feelings. Try to put yourself in his or her place.

Listen

100

A __________ response involves little or no verbal activity, but you show attentiveness by nodding and making facial expressions in response to your children’s statements.

Non-verbal listening

100

What does a trash can represent? 

Feeling response

100

You can help your children by using as many _________ as possible when you are actively listening to them.

Feelings words

200

Repeat back the main ideas in your own words to show ________.

Understanding

200

Through _________ you can convey to them that you are interested in what they have to say and are willing to take the time to listen.

Body Language

200

What does a mirror represent

Content response

200

Ecstatic… Delighted… Thrilled… Joyous … Pleased … Contented … Satisfied

Happy

300

_________ by expressing empathy, even if you disagree.

Validate

300

A _________ listening response focuses on the emotions you think your children might be experiencing

feeling

300

What does a movie ticket represent?

Non-verbal active listening

300

Panicked… Alarmed… Anxious… Distressed… Worried … Troubled … Concerned

Concern

400

LUV stands for what?

Listen, Understand, Validate

400

A _______________ listening response takes a much broader or deeper view of the situation your children are facing, offers other possible reactions and identifies potential needs, values, expectations, wishes, and underlying issues

Clarifying

400

What does a globe represent?

Universal truth response

400

Outraged … Furious… Bitter … Mad … Frustrated … Aggravated … Agitated … Annoyed

Anger

500

Providing verbal and non-verbal messages that affirm the child as a person, affirm the child’s feelings are valid, and affirm that the caregiver is listening, is concerned, and can handle it.

Validating

500

_________ is offering a broad commentary about the situation that reflects their needs, feelings, or experience.

Universal truth response

500

Why is a mirror used for content reponse? 

Because you are reflecting back what your children have said to you

500

You can help your children by using as many feeling words as possible when you are _____ listening to them.

actively


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