A collection of three stories related to the untruths we tell children about the world, and the misinformation we interpret from others’ communication.
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Don’t Ignore That ‘False’ Alarm
Canaries, popcorn, smoke detectors, and dog training all have something in common. I’m a visual thinker and a visual learner, so I like metaphors. Unfortunately I’m not very good at creating my own, and I often get them muddled. However, this time I think I’ve come up with a mixture of metaphors that really works…
All Behaviour IS Communication, BUT…
Behaviour might not be communicating what you think it is. Most of you have likely heard the phrase “all behaviour is communication”. It’s true. Behaviour tells us something about a person’s inner experience. We have to be careful, however…
The ‘Real World’ Doesn’t Exist
This place adults keep telling children they need to prepare for is fictional. “They’ll need these skills out in the real world,” they say, usually when trying to coerce a kid into doing something they don’t want to do.
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