tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622029955594375134.post289597694764464379..comments2024-02-03T20:39:28.911+01:00Comments on Explore and Express: On the Language of Silence in Godly PlaySheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05625950990926813867noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622029955594375134.post-78046149911228299662011-08-04T23:23:56.096+02:002011-08-04T23:23:56.096+02:00Thanks,Helen! That sounds like great advice. I wi...Thanks,Helen! That sounds like great advice. I will try it next time and let you know how it went.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625950990926813867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622029955594375134.post-81554742066384535972011-08-04T22:18:48.402+02:002011-08-04T22:18:48.402+02:00Hi, perhaps talk with them about what they are say...Hi, perhaps talk with them about what they are saying. Have them repeat it,( away from the child they are critisizing.) and ask them if that they are helpful and encouraging words. Have to hand some scripture references which talk about the tongue. James perhaps. Verses which speak of kindness etc. <br />What do you think?<br />Helen.Helen.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10468372320596852202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622029955594375134.post-81415383969667932822011-08-04T21:36:38.431+02:002011-08-04T21:36:38.431+02:00Good insight, Storyteller. Thanks! One specific pr...Good insight, Storyteller. Thanks! One specific problem is when the children start comparing each other's artwork and are negatively critical (especially the older ones of the younger kids). I always gently remind them to go back to their work, but they seem to keep returning to the negativity. Any suggestions?Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05625950990926813867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6622029955594375134.post-66558861197986058392011-08-04T16:54:39.768+02:002011-08-04T16:54:39.768+02:00What a kind and helpful e-mail from Jerome Berryma...What a kind and helpful e-mail from Jerome Berryman! You say, "the children banter with one another" - my trainer pointed out that our adult group of trainees was VERY quiet during our work time, and that this would *not* be the case in a classroom of children, which says to me that we do not need to worry about children chatting together, as long as they are not disturbing others who want to work independently. <br /><br />Something I do try to work on, although I often forget, is to include moments of silence in our session. One I would like to do is to return materials to the shelf in silence.Storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06689874815365770762noreply@blogger.com