Comments on: Rachel Hedman - Child Storytellers Speak Out: What They Wish Adults Knew http://www.storytellingwithchildren.com/2007/09/28/rachel-hedman-child-tellers-speak-out-what-they-wish-adults-knew/ An international conversation of storytellers on the Art of Storytelling with Children Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:49:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jonatha Wright http://www.storytellingwithchildren.com/2007/09/28/rachel-hedman-child-tellers-speak-out-what-they-wish-adults-knew/#comment-22834 Jonatha Wright Sun, 09 Mar 2008 01:06:25 +0000 http://www.ericwolf.org/?p=63#comment-22834 Very well written article, Rachel. Adults do often forget to give proper respect and credit to children, and their decisions. I do remember how big TRUST is for young and old alike. It is actually critical for teens. I have seen it as the only motivator that flies with them. Today's teens run circles around the older crowd in so many ways--besides cyberspace. Sharing each generation's talents, one with the other, is strength. I have been amazed with the natural creativity of even the very young, with storytelling. How many times have we been in a swap with kids under 10, who heard one of our stories 1 or 2 years previous, and a child tells us that story back with dozens of improvements, twist and turns, and often a whole newly wonderful story. That took no coaching at all, just an incubation period in a fresh, bright mind. Thank you for keeping us conscious of the natural beauty, potential and purity of our children. What an exciting world they face, as we depend on them to solve incredible needs that the adults have neglected. Jonatha Very well written article, Rachel. Adults do often forget to give proper respect and credit to children, and their decisions. I do remember how big TRUST is for young and old alike. It is actually critical for teens. I have seen it as the only motivator that flies with them. Today’s teens run circles around the older crowd in so many ways–besides cyberspace. Sharing each generation’s talents, one with the other, is strength.

I have been amazed with the natural creativity of even the very young, with storytelling. How many times have we been in a swap with kids under 10, who heard one of our stories 1 or 2 years previous, and a child tells us that story back with dozens of improvements, twist and turns, and often a whole newly wonderful story. That took no coaching at all, just an incubation period in a fresh, bright mind.

Thank you for keeping us conscious of the natural beauty, potential and purity of our children. What an exciting world they face, as we depend on them to solve incredible needs that the adults have neglected. Jonatha

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