A strong handshake and look in the eye can go a long ways!

I am a high school baseball coach and have been for the last eight years.  The one noticable thing I see with the Y  generation is that they do not have the face to face communication skills the kids of the past did.  Their handshakes are weak and their eye contact is non-existent.  This is something we must change in our youngsters as it is so very important.

The reason I believe this has changed is simple.  I believe that the computer and video game generation has kept youngsters from dealing with things face to face.   It is very easy to sit behind a screen and type things to someone you can’t see in real-time, but when you have to sit and look at the person you are talking to it means a lot more as you can read facial expressions, and feel what the other person is thinking. 

We must get our kids communicating correctly  again and the only way to do this is to show them what it takes at an early age.  It does not take much to look someone in the eyes and shake their hand, but it can go a long ways.