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Article #193: Children and Conversational Postulates

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Many times when I am working with parents memory of what was said, and react to the
and children, I am asked how effective is child's frustration, instead of simply
NLP with children. My answer, NLP is acknowledging and responding.
very effective when working with An explain of a conversation postulate
children, if the adult is prepared to would be "I feel a draft, is the front
calibrate, test, re-calibrate, test, door open?" A likely adult response to
laugh, laugh, and learn. this is……someone gets up and checks
Each child is unique, think about the door. A likely child response is "I
fingerprints, no two sets are alike, and don't know, it wasn't open when I walked
yet many people think that what works past it". Or "I closed it when I came
with one child will surely work with all in." Followed by a look at someone else.
children. Now here is what I find amusing.
NLP is not a thing, it is based on Although most people are completely
observation, curiosity, guessing and then unaware of conversational postulates,
testing, sometimes through trial and they are all around us, and we have been
error. Children are masters at taking for granted the natural response,
flexibility. If they want something, to a point where many of us, have come to
they will continuously and creatively count on the response. Somebody else
modify their behavior until they either gets up and checks the door, oven,
get what they want, or discover something thermostat, time etc. But what happens
else to focus their attention on. The when what we expect doesn't happen and we
younger the child the easier they can be have to take action ourselves?
distracted. The adult gets confused, and then
So the bottom line is, the adult must annoyed, because what they expected to
have more flexibility of behavior to keep happen didn't.
up with the child. And please remember, Time for a change. Test the questions,
behavior can change quickly and easily. and be prepared to get the answer for
Child also have very good memories. Most yourself. If you aren't getting the
ADD children have amazingly precise response you expected, laugh and move on.
memories. Unfortunately, many adults There is still so much children can
have little appreciation for the precise teach us, enjoy the learning!






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