COMMUNICATION

This week’s blog assignment we had to watch a television show with the volume turned off and then watch it with the volume up. The show I decided to watch is a relatively new show called “Instant Mom” on Nickelodeon that my daughter watches. It is a show about a newly married couple where the father had three children from a previous marriage and he and his new wife have primary custody of the children. The relationships of the characters on the show are a family learning to blend their family with their new step-mom and her mom.  

They are expressing nonverbal behavior such as smiling, hugs, shoulder shrugging. They are also showing frowns at times as well mostly from the parents. I assumed they were not a loving family and were going to show how disruptive the children were and did not like the step-mom. I also assumed the children did not like their new step-mom. This show was truly a relatable show to our culture today it showed how the children were very well mannered towards their step-mom she is a few years younger than the dad she is more “hip” than the dad, she knows the latest slang and styles. I would say my assumptions of a show I know, would be more correct because it’s a show that I have seen and know the characters, how their personalities are shown and what they are typical of doing on the particular show.   

In learning about communication from this experience in watching this show I saw how communication is very much a necessity when you are a parent, adult, child, educator, etc. Children should learn how to communicate especially from their parents, families, and teachers. It is extremely important that they are taught this from a young age and are continued to be nurtured on how to communicate as they grow into adulthood.