often comes the question: How do I get boys to talk about themselves - preferably on their feelings and emotions.
Apart from the fact that boys talk a lot and it often tell a lot about themselves - this rarely happens so imagine how the adults - there are methods. Methods that make it easier for boys to engage in conversation.
The "litmus test" has proven itself as a good starting ritual. Here, the ritual character is very important. The exercise should then repeatedly run regularly and according to established rules.
What you need to
You need a block of wood, a handful of nails and a hammer. If you want, you can on both sides of the block with masking tape and pen or mark the two poles - the "positive, great, good" pole and the "negative, bad, dam ..." Pol.
What to do?
The boys gather around the block. Kind of like a talking stick, a boy receives the hammer and must now beat at the point of the scale, a nail in the block, where it fits for him.
this case, the central question to be varied: "How was school today?" "How were the holidays?" "How do you have the day / game / film like" Are you excited about the weekend, " and, of course: " can How are you "Who wants
after the nail to say something? .., then the hammer will be passed if needed to limit the speaking time of one minute
Keywords: Voluntary
It is always important: When a boy wants to say anything, the respect of some of the group. Boys need the security of the ritual at a later time to engage you.
The method gives the boy and of course the leaders a picture of the frequently asked question - even if nobody says anything, we learn something about the situation of the group. It connects to traditional images of masculinity (wood, hammer, nails) and extends the capabilities of the boys (just say something about themselves). And even if you do not want to talk, you get an opportunity to express themselves.
Have fun experimenting!
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