A valuable gift you can give another is to listen.
They can figure out the solutions themselves if they have a listening ear.
When they hesitate to speak, ask open questions. They are called open questions because they help people open up.
When they open up, just listen.
To listen, you have to get comfortable with your own silence, and have a way to calm your own mind’s chatter.
Listening is hard, but it is a skill, and like all skills, it gets easier with practice. Then it becomes second nature.
– Osasu Oviawe