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Chris Lonsdale

Elements of Parenting

One of the things about having a kid who feeds while he sleeps is that I spend a lot of time trapped. So I have been watching some TED talks. I found the description of a language parent by Chris Lonsdale to be particularly interesting.

Lonsdale begins by making two observations about the parent child interaction:

  • The parent is part of a safe environment where the child is understood even if the rest of the world does not understand the child.
  • The parent talks to the child in simple language that the child understands.

He then goes on to give four language parent rules:

  • The parent works to understand what the child is saying.
  • The parent does not correct mistakes.
  • The parent confirms understanding by using the correct language.
  • The parent uses words that the learner knows.

10 Apr 2015 by Trisha Cornelius

Filed Under: Motherhood Tagged With: Chris Lonsdale, learning, parenting

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