Friday, 14 August 2015

Ho, Ho, Ho


The Season of Giving, and of Getting, approaches, and I was recently shared on this rather interesting Christmas-themed video.  It shows how the way we talk about things shapes subsequent behaviours and choices; in particular, that children behave differently, and rather more generously after a conversation about giving than they do after a conversation about getting.  It is a theme of mine that we humans are acutely responsive to subtle nudges, and a pretty important message for parents and teachers is that the style and type of conversations we have should sometimes be intentional and planned.  Ho, ho, ho!

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