Linda, I LOVE how you helped your daughter understand the complex, intersubjective world of human behavior without moralizing about "right and wrong." I'm guessing that she felt understood and accepted by her mom...the most important aspect if we want children to develop capacities for empathy with self and others. I love the "tell me a …
Linda, I LOVE how you helped your daughter understand the complex, intersubjective world of human behavior without moralizing about "right and wrong." I'm guessing that she felt understood and accepted by her mom...the most important aspect if we want children to develop capacities for empathy with self and others. I love the "tell me a story" framework. I'd love it if you'd write some "tell me a story" picture books for parents to read with their toddlers and young kids. It would be a great model for parents and a great source of compassion for the slings and arrows of painful interactions that children go through almost daily. "Once upon a time..." :)
Linda, I LOVE how you helped your daughter understand the complex, intersubjective world of human behavior without moralizing about "right and wrong." I'm guessing that she felt understood and accepted by her mom...the most important aspect if we want children to develop capacities for empathy with self and others. I love the "tell me a story" framework. I'd love it if you'd write some "tell me a story" picture books for parents to read with their toddlers and young kids. It would be a great model for parents and a great source of compassion for the slings and arrows of painful interactions that children go through almost daily. "Once upon a time..." :)
Thank you Madeline. I had not thought of picture books. It is a great idea.