Comments on: Reasoning with young children (part 3) http://www.principledmom.com/2007/09/reasoning-with-young-children-part-3/ Sun, 15 Jan 2012 13:35:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dana http://www.principledmom.com/2007/09/reasoning-with-young-children-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-283 Dana Thu, 04 Oct 2007 04:56:06 +0000 http://principledmom.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/19/reasoning-with-young-children-part-3/#comment-283 Number one is my favorite. My daughter is really good at asking questions until we go full circle and are back where we started...and many times it really is just because she isn't sure how to keep a conversation going. But turning the questions back to her has helped her get more in the habit of thinking a little more and reasoning through the knowledge she has to try to come up with a viable answer. And sometimes you can see those gears working! Number one is my favorite. My daughter is really good at asking questions until we go full circle and are back where we started…and many times it really is just because she isn’t sure how to keep a conversation going.

But turning the questions back to her has helped her get more in the habit of thinking a little more and reasoning through the knowledge she has to try to come up with a viable answer.

And sometimes you can see those gears working!

]]> By: Renae http://www.principledmom.com/2007/09/reasoning-with-young-children-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-282 Renae Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:32:01 +0000 http://principledmom.homeschooljournal.net/2007/09/19/reasoning-with-young-children-part-3/#comment-282 Oh, I thought that was you and your beautiful daughter in the painting. Thanks for clarifying. :) I am so thankful we can teach as we are going. Your wisdom is refreshing. Oh, I thought that was you and your beautiful daughter in the painting. Thanks for clarifying. :)

I am so thankful we can teach as we are going. Your wisdom is refreshing.

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