Does our family communicate well?

This interactive test covers listening, speaking, secrets, conflict, attention, anger, shame, repair, dialogue, support, rules, empathy, screens, affection and readiness to change. What the test asks, for example Listening Whether, in your home, people come away from a conversation feeling like they were talking to a wall. Whether, in your home, people let the person speaking finish their story before telling their own. Speaking Whether, in your family, important things go unsaid instead of being talked about. Whether, in your home, people say what they feel in words, without waiting for the others to guess. Secrets Whether, in your home, there are topics that remain off-limits. Whether, in your home, a child comes to talk about any subject, even an embarrassing one. Conflict Whether, in your home, the same arguments come back and remain unresolved. Whether, in your home, a disagreement ends in a solution that everyone accepts. Attention Whether, in your home, an important piece of information — an appointment, a note from school — gets lost for want of listening. Whether, in your home, people ask how the day went and listen to the answer all the way through. Anger Whether, in your home, when the tone rises, someone asks for a pause and it is taken. Whether, in your home, anger can be named without being judged. Shame Whether, in your home, fear, shame and grief are talked about openly. Whether, in your home, a hard emotion can be named without risking mockery. Repair Whether, in your home, people admit out loud that they were wrong after a mistake. Whether, in your home, after an argument, people talk to each other again without letting silence set in. Dialogue Whether, in your home, a sensitive subject can be raised without it escalating. Whether, in your home, people also talk about light things: a show, a game, something silly from the day. Support Whether, in your home, everyone finds someone by their side when facing a difficulty. Whether, in your home, when someone is in a bad mood, the others adjust without it turning into tension. Rules Whether, at home, a teenager can contradict an adult while keeping a respectful tone. Whether, between siblings, the adults in the house settle disputes the same way for each child. Empathy Whether, in your home, people can see on someone's face that something is wrong, even without a word. Whether, in your home, people acknowledge a family member's emotion even when they don't share it. Screens Whether, in your home, people share a meal or play a game with no screens on. Whether, in your home, when a conversation matters, the phones go face-down on the table. Affection Whether, in your home, a hand on the shoulder or a quick hug are part of everyday life. Whether, in your home, people laugh together, at the table and in everyday moments. Readiness to change Whether what you've just described weighs on your family life. Whether you want to change the way you function day to day.