As I have believed for quite a while now, we need to start teaching kids how to interact with people. Instead we just throw them in a room with each other and just admonish them when they fight, rather than teaching them how to get along, not just with each other, but throughout life.
Thank you for your comment, GP.
Kids learn by example, and if everyone does the best to communicate effectively with children (as well as with one another while they are watching), I bet that they'll grow up to be good communicators too.
Yeah...but they don't. They baby talk and then tell them to shutup and sit in their seats while they lecture. Our entire system is fucked up.