Facilitating a training day for Teaching Assistants -for Teachers etc..
Behaviour an inevitable issue in the classroom.
At the end of my training session, I am cultivating feedback from everyone in their small groups around the room - getting feedback was a re-enforcement of their learning - and a massive 'take away' learning was::
Focus on FEELINGS not on BEHAVIOUR.
Stand out: REPETITIVE question to the child, equally relevant in a workplace, "how are you feeling?"
If the child, adolescent, employee, facilitator etc, can share their own feelings it gives permission for all present to open up with some level of disclosure at the end of the day.
At the beginning of the day, and throughout, I repeated::
"You are beautiful"
You are a BEAUTIFUL human.
Then, as the attendees start to pack and getting ready to depart, I often get one or more of the participants come forward to where I am am packing my bag to depart:: Someone will approach me and say "My son is beautiful" ....... and followed by walking away ............. home bound - sometimes teared-up - sometimes a dropping note on my untidy desk - or scribble on a post-it note "my daughter is beautiful" ................sometimes a whispered 'thank you' ......... etc
For me = the most powerful ...................
Pip BHP
