A child who has not experienced and understood what ownership means is unlikely to share since they have little or no understanding of possession.
Last week I spoke to a coach who handed out “punishment exercises” to kids who didn’t listen. A handful of burpees got the kid’s attention for a while at least. Could I offer a suggestion on how to keep kids engaged?
Now you might be wanting me to talk about the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).
Or how to create engaging coaching environments for kids.
But that might be missing the point.
The coach in this conversation has no voice. She is not involved in planning. Nor asked her opinion.
We can’t teach what we have not experienced and learned for ourselves.