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LISTEN!. How to listen better to young children. María Morfín Stoopen. MÉXICO. The Problem. CRC recognizes the right boys and girls have to express their opinion. Work is centered on children of school age and teenagers. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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LISTEN!How to listen better to
young children
MÉXICO
María Morfín Stoopen
The Problem
CRC recognizes the right boys and girls have to express their opinion.
Work is centered on children of school age and teenagers.
Little has been done to make sure that younger children are able to exercise their right to be heard.
Objective
Creating a guide, or handbook, for parents and preschool educators which will furnish them with the tools needed to make them better listeners of girls and boys between 3 and 6 years of age.
Listening to teachers and parents
Discuss the need of acquiring tools of this kind.
Explore from their point of view the information that should be included in the handbook.
Two workshops
Mexico City
10 hours eachGroups of 15 participants
Tepoztlán, Morelos
Workshop’s issuesRecognize the characteristics of small children around us: their capacities, their environment, their needs.
What do small children talk about, what their interests are and how do they express themselves?
What kind of tools do today’s children need?
What are the benefits of listening to children?
Ideas about how to communicate all this to other parents and educators.
Workshop’s exercises
Being a small kid
Observing children
Playing under children instructions
Talking with children
Listening techniques
Barriers for listening
What did participants say
They wish: Practical examplesWith illustrationsDirect and simple languageAddress husband’s (men) interestsExercises and homeworkComplimentary informationIf possible, have a video
Documentary research
Bibliography review:Democratic family relationshipsListening techniquesChildren development
Authors:Roger Hart, Gerison Lansdown, Patty
Wipfler, Jean Piaget, Vigotsky, among others.
Handbook’s Contents
• Why listening to children?
• How do small children communicate?
• Good practices and suggestions for home and school
• If you want to explore more…
How to
• Just be there and listen• Be quiet / The shut up challenge• Respect the child’s opinions• Talk “with” and no “to” children• Listen actively• Say what you think• Give positive messages
Alliances
Morelos State’s Basic Education InstituteHandbook edition and distribution at 560
state preschools / Training for 140 preschools supervisors.
National Council for Arts and Culture Handbook edition (6000 copies) and national distribution.
Preschools Call for workshops / Facilities
NGO’sContent consultancy
Parents and teachersParticipation and ideas
Challenges
• Slow public institutional decisions• Few men involved / Women’s issue mostly• There’s very few people interested / More
important needs• Low budget• No traveling funds
How were these addressed
• Flexibility on plans / Insist• Connect the issue with daily
men’s experience and life• Put the right of participation
as the key to achieve and respect all the other rights
• Family support
Outcome
• 30 teachers and parents aware of the importance of listening to young children
• Handbook text
• Federal and state editing and distribution commitments
• State supervisors training commitment
Advocacy Lessons
Be persistentBe flexible with your first planTalk about the idea with EVERYBODYDon’t hesitate to knock doorsExpect help from
unexpectedly people
Leadership Lessons
Define the project clearlyDon’t think that you are
aloneShare your knowledgeAsk for other’s
knowledge and ideasClarify your own
commitment
This isn’t finished
We need to:
• Finish the edition process• Upload it to several webpages• Training process• Search funds or alliances to translate the
handbook to English• Share it with World Forum colleagues
Thank you!