Always Give Your Child the Benefit of the Doubt!

On Chapter Chat last week, we talked about Chapter 11 of Declarative Language Handbook - Trouble Shooting Tips.

In this chapter, I explain that often, when a child does not respond to our DL statement, it is due to one of these reasons: Comprehension, Attention, Processing Time, Competence, or Habit.

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And, as we slow down and fine tune our feedback loop with the child in the moment, we can often figure out which one it is, which then helps us know how to guide the child from there.

Importantly, we always want to remember that they are not ignoring us and not being willful. There is always a good reason for the breakdown, and we must give kids the benefit of the doubt.

Listen on Instagram @cariebertseminars or as a podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts to hear Cari, Mike and I break it all down!

Have a great week!

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