Rebecca Rolland

So I really think about what I call the ABCs of rich conversations with kids or more meaningful conversations. And the A just stands for adaptive, meaning that you really want to focus on knowing the child in front of you. So adapting to their mood, to their temperament, to their age and their stage, and even their interest. The B stands for back and forth.

So I really think about what I call the ABCs of rich conversations with kids or more meaningful conversations. And the A just stands for adaptive, meaning that you really want to focus on knowing the child in front of you. So adapting to their mood, to their temperament, to their age and their stage, and even their interest. The B stands for back and forth.

So thinking rather than talking at kids, really talking with them. So actually balancing that back and forth between you and a child. And the C stands for child driven. So actually focusing by starting on what's on a child's mind. And that might be positive, what the child's excited about or wants to tell you about, or even neutral or negative if the child is worried about something.

So thinking rather than talking at kids, really talking with them. So actually balancing that back and forth between you and a child. And the C stands for child driven. So actually focusing by starting on what's on a child's mind. And that might be positive, what the child's excited about or wants to tell you about, or even neutral or negative if the child is worried about something.

So thinking rather than talking at kids, really talking with them. So actually balancing that back and forth between you and a child. And the C stands for child driven. So actually focusing by starting on what's on a child's mind. And that might be positive, what the child's excited about or wants to tell you about, or even neutral or negative if the child is worried about something.

So by actually combining those three ABCs, you're much more likely to have a meaningful conversation.

So by actually combining those three ABCs, you're much more likely to have a meaningful conversation.

So by actually combining those three ABCs, you're much more likely to have a meaningful conversation.

Yes, definitely. And I've been there. I'm also a mom myself of two kids. And so I'm not saying, for example, that we never have these logistical conversations. Sometimes we need to. But what I would like to think about is how can we not have these mostly?

Yes, definitely. And I've been there. I'm also a mom myself of two kids. And so I'm not saying, for example, that we never have these logistical conversations. Sometimes we need to. But what I would like to think about is how can we not have these mostly?

Yes, definitely. And I've been there. I'm also a mom myself of two kids. And so I'm not saying, for example, that we never have these logistical conversations. Sometimes we need to. But what I would like to think about is how can we not have these mostly?

How can we make sure at least a couple of times a day that whatever child is in your life, you take the time to move away from that type of logistical conversation and really have more of this back and forth?

How can we make sure at least a couple of times a day that whatever child is in your life, you take the time to move away from that type of logistical conversation and really have more of this back and forth?

How can we make sure at least a couple of times a day that whatever child is in your life, you take the time to move away from that type of logistical conversation and really have more of this back and forth?

Definitely. Yeah. So that's what I've seen as well. And I think that what's so interesting is actually it's not just at school that kids are learning. So we actually know that kids, they did a study that kids are only in school about 15 percent of their waking hours. And so actually kids are learning from each other, from us, from these conversations all the time.

Definitely. Yeah. So that's what I've seen as well. And I think that what's so interesting is actually it's not just at school that kids are learning. So we actually know that kids, they did a study that kids are only in school about 15 percent of their waking hours. And so actually kids are learning from each other, from us, from these conversations all the time.

Definitely. Yeah. So that's what I've seen as well. And I think that what's so interesting is actually it's not just at school that kids are learning. So we actually know that kids, they did a study that kids are only in school about 15 percent of their waking hours. And so actually kids are learning from each other, from us, from these conversations all the time.

So we actually have the chance to move beyond what's really in the here and now, to do a lot more of this imaginative work, to think about predicting the future, talking about the past. And these are actually so important for children's wellbeing, as well as for their school success.

So we actually have the chance to move beyond what's really in the here and now, to do a lot more of this imaginative work, to think about predicting the future, talking about the past. And these are actually so important for children's wellbeing, as well as for their school success.

So we actually have the chance to move beyond what's really in the here and now, to do a lot more of this imaginative work, to think about predicting the future, talking about the past. And these are actually so important for children's wellbeing, as well as for their school success.