Maryellen MacDonald

That's right. And then they get to school and school discourages talking. And there are all sorts of studies that show that talking actually boosts learning. There's pretty much nothing you can't learn better if you're talking about it. And yet our school situation is such that with very few exceptions, children are told to be quiet and listen to the teacher. And Don't talk.

That's right. And then they get to school and school discourages talking. And there are all sorts of studies that show that talking actually boosts learning. There's pretty much nothing you can't learn better if you're talking about it. And yet our school situation is such that with very few exceptions, children are told to be quiet and listen to the teacher. And Don't talk.

That's right. And then they get to school and school discourages talking. And there are all sorts of studies that show that talking actually boosts learning. There's pretty much nothing you can't learn better if you're talking about it. And yet our school situation is such that with very few exceptions, children are told to be quiet and listen to the teacher. And Don't talk.

And all this wisdom we have about how talking benefits the talker really runs up against not only those misapprehensions in parenting about why it would be okay to hand your kid a tablet, but also all these misapprehensions in the education system where people think that the ideal form of learning is to sit quietly. And it's not. It's to engage by talking.

And all this wisdom we have about how talking benefits the talker really runs up against not only those misapprehensions in parenting about why it would be okay to hand your kid a tablet, but also all these misapprehensions in the education system where people think that the ideal form of learning is to sit quietly. And it's not. It's to engage by talking.

And all this wisdom we have about how talking benefits the talker really runs up against not only those misapprehensions in parenting about why it would be okay to hand your kid a tablet, but also all these misapprehensions in the education system where people think that the ideal form of learning is to sit quietly. And it's not. It's to engage by talking.

When we're in some intense emotional state, we don't often know exactly what we're feeling. We might be able to say upset, but that could be lots of things. It turns out that doing the work to talk and specifically name what we're feeling clarifies our emotions for us. Therapists ask, and how does that make you feel?

When we're in some intense emotional state, we don't often know exactly what we're feeling. We might be able to say upset, but that could be lots of things. It turns out that doing the work to talk and specifically name what we're feeling clarifies our emotions for us. Therapists ask, and how does that make you feel?

When we're in some intense emotional state, we don't often know exactly what we're feeling. We might be able to say upset, but that could be lots of things. It turns out that doing the work to talk and specifically name what we're feeling clarifies our emotions for us. Therapists ask, and how does that make you feel?

in part because the therapist wants to know how the client is feeling, but the therapist is asking that question because the act of naming the emotion is beneficial to the talker themselves. So when you're feeling upset, try to stop and say to yourself or to somebody else or write it down exactly what it is you're feeling.

in part because the therapist wants to know how the client is feeling, but the therapist is asking that question because the act of naming the emotion is beneficial to the talker themselves. So when you're feeling upset, try to stop and say to yourself or to somebody else or write it down exactly what it is you're feeling.

in part because the therapist wants to know how the client is feeling, but the therapist is asking that question because the act of naming the emotion is beneficial to the talker themselves. So when you're feeling upset, try to stop and say to yourself or to somebody else or write it down exactly what it is you're feeling.

Is it that you are disappointed about your brother, you're angry, you're worried? If you have to go through the possibilities and try to home in by talking about it, exactly what it is that you feel. Studies show that people who name their emotions are better able to cope with whatever it is that is making them upset.

Is it that you are disappointed about your brother, you're angry, you're worried? If you have to go through the possibilities and try to home in by talking about it, exactly what it is that you feel. Studies show that people who name their emotions are better able to cope with whatever it is that is making them upset.

Is it that you are disappointed about your brother, you're angry, you're worried? If you have to go through the possibilities and try to home in by talking about it, exactly what it is that you feel. Studies show that people who name their emotions are better able to cope with whatever it is that is making them upset.