How to communicate effectively with your parents when you are away from home since childhood?

As for how to communicate effectively with parents away from home, we need to understand and tolerate parents, communicate actively, choose appropriate communication methods, learn to listen, adjust expectations, and seek professional help when necessary.

The following suggestions may be helpful:

1. Understanding and tolerance: First of all, we must understand the reasons why parents have been separated from themselves for a long time. They may also have unavoidable difficulties. At the same time, their thoughts and behaviors may be different from their own expectations.

2. Active communication: communicate with your parents actively, share your life and work, and let them know about your recent situation. Through active communication, we can reduce each other's strangeness and enhance mutual understanding.

3. Choose the right communication method: Choose the right communication method according to parents' personality and habits. For example, they may prefer telephone, video chat or text communication. Try to communicate in a way they are familiar with.

4. Listening: In the process of communication, you should learn to listen to your parents' thoughts and opinions. Give them enough time and space to express their views, and don't rush to interrupt or refute them.

5. Adjust expectations: Don't expect too much from the results of communication with your parents. They may not be able to change their ideas and behaviors immediately, but as long as they are willing to listen and understand, it is a kind of progress.

6. Seek professional help: If you feel that you can't communicate effectively with your parents, you can seek the help of a psychological counselor or family therapist, who can provide professional advice and guidance.