I keep thinking, we teach children to use language to solve their disputes. We teach them not to hit and fight and bite. Then look what adults do!
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We must teach our children to resolve their conflicts with words, not weapons.
Adults get more confused by social worker jargon. Unlike children, they are also less likely to see two sides of an argument, and they no longer think they can make the world a better place. That can make them rather boring, I suppose.
Sitting with a bunch of adults and arguing about what's going to be most effective for kids is just sort of self-defeating.
Indeed, children thrown together in a community that doesn't have a language of its own will invent one in order to communicate with each other.
If we want children to learn to tend the land and nourish themselves and have conversations at the table, we need to communicate with them in ways that are positive.
I wanted to write for all children, even those kids who might see language as a threatening thing, even if English is their second language.
In elementary school, we should teach nonviolent conflict resolution and healthy communication skills, which will help children cope with issues like rejection and sexuality later in life.
I think kids are excited by language, and they're not always given credit for that.
I think the way kids learn most is not by what you say, but by what you do.
Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how.