𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲?⁣ We are referring to 𝗽𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 + 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 😮/𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 🤷‍♀️ that lets the other person (such as your child) know you want them to respond. Pausing alone isn't always enough to encourage communication, so we like to give as many clues as possible without yelling out, "Hey! I want you to communicate now!!"⁣ Thanks for sharing @tiny.talkers