CHOICES ARE GOOD for children because they create a sense of being RESPECTED, and because legitimate choices provide the opportunity for children to move from reactionary impulsiveness to more mindful and considered evaluation of available options that are constructive, which, of course, lights up important - in fact - critical areas of neuronal development that might otherwise not get the exercise needed for their brain’s development.
A fundamental theme of this podcast is BUILDING BELONGING. Providing constructive choices for children is an essential element of BUILDING BELONGING… because providing constructive choices is a natural way to build mutual respect within classroom environments, the environment everyone shares and contributes to.
