It was so lovely to see the room transform to a movie theatre as the lights went off and the screens lit up with a beautiful image of our Guest Speaker's book, 'Toni Slept'.
She took the participants through every page as she told the story of a young girl who was deprived of sleep as a result of an unpleasant experience she had. Storytelling is such a powerful tool and the participants were deeply invested in the story as if Toni were a girl next door. 🙂
The comments that followed showed how much the participants listened, understood, and got the core of the book's message.
- parents should be very present in their children's lives and pay attention to any changes in moods/behaviour
- parents should, early enough, engage their children in education regarding sensitive body parts, right and wrong touches, etc
- children need to understand boundaries and set very firm ones
- children should not be overtrusting of people
- children should not accept gifts from strangers, etc
Thank you so much, Ma'am Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi (Merchant of Hope), and for bringing your very lovely daughter also.
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Sweet I Beauty 12 I The Magic of Bias
1. Both sides of Bias
Our personal beliefs, wants, and experiences shape our biases, influencing how we perceive the world and tell stories. Bias can manifest NEGATIVELY through prejudice and discrimination, but it can also be POSITIVE when we use emotional storytelling to convey messages effectively. Bias can lead to positive and negative Emotions, which impacts our decision. Thus, it's essential to consider the impact of bias on our perceptions and interactions.
In the "Two Trees" story in https://lnkd.in/ghQWQQsV, we encounter two trees near a river. A sparrow seeks permission from the first tree to build a nest, but is denied. The sparrow then approaches the second tree, which grants her request. During heavy rains, the first tree collapses due to weak roots, and the sparrow says to the first tree that it is a causality for refusing her. The first tree explains that it denied the sparrow's request because it knew that its roots were weak before. The sparrow feels remorse for her initial judgment. The moral is not to judge a book by its cover or bias from refusal response. In real life, have we ever let biases judge other as disobedient, unsupportive, unloved people when faced with their a "No" response?
However, have we listened to a story in a charity asking for a donation? Yes, we are told that how many people are homeless or how many street cats are rescued in a year, but this with emotional impact, using story about how "Jim" had no money and his "Tom" cat was tied out with no food, no water. We are called for a small donation to help any "Jim" or "Tom". We often think that a poor person still rescues abandoned cats might be nice, kind and warm hearted person. Who wouldn't want to help a kind person and defenseless cat, right?
2. Our action lightens which side of bias
- When communicating, acknowledge our own biases and understand others' perspectives shaped by their traumatic or wonderful personal experiences.
- Ask ourselves question before speaking "What we say is true, kind, necessary to say, easy to understand?"
- Listen without judgement, ask ourselves "What are their demands, feeling after their action?", talk to them directly to reduce misunderstanding. Direct communication is the best for any communication gap.
- There are many types of bias, please kindly research them to increase the ability to recognize them clearly and have the suitable actions.
✨ Bias widen the gap or bring hearts closer together, depends on us.
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😎 Dad hack: Convert storylines or scenes from movies into kid friendly, engaging, improv stories.
🗣️If you have little ones, tell them stories.
If you aren't creative enough to invent stories, this is a great hack!
Another great story prompt is to tell them about things you did as a kid. Describe what it looked like, smelled like, felt like.
You'll be amazed at how verbal stories about the simplest things captivate their direct attention even more than simply reading them a book.
You're the coolest thing in their world.
The simplest stories will stick with them deeply, because they're DAD'S stories. 💙
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