Take a Walking Talk with a Kid

Walking with a kid of any age can release all kinds of words, feelings, thoughts or perceptions that you might otherwise never discover.

A few, offhand, key questions such as:  What do you think about? Can you see a way to improve?  Good things can happen when...how did that make you feel? Have you ever...what makes you happy?

What do you enjoy most doing...do you have a real desire to...what influences or inspires you? Is our educational system adequate...how would you improve it...do you believe in "global warming" and why? In your lifetime, what would you like most to see happen?

What do little kids dream of...do you believe in an afterlife...what kind of music do you like... are there other planets out there...why do you think that? Drugs and alcohol, sex before marriage...what is your opinion? What would you do to change the world as it exists now...how many continents are there? Can you name them?...what is the largest? 

Where would you like most to travel to?  Why? Do you prefer sailing or motor boating?  trains or airplanes?  Why?  What is your favorite food?...how do you feel about some of your friends being vegetarians...are they inconveniencing anyone? 

What is you favorite animal?...Are you concerned about...Is there anything you would like to tell me...anything you think I should know?

Certainly you will come up with many more questions or discussions that apply to your specific situation.

Do you know what a kid likes better than walking and talking?  Camping.  Get them to sit around a big campfire some night and you will be amazed at what they will open up about and share.  A simple wood fire can transform a teenager into a master of communication.  Add some music and you have generated a magical situation. 

It can be an experience that none of you will ever forget.  And you will have shared important and intimate information.

Emotionally, you both, or all,  will have benefited by knowing each other in a more real and honest way.kidsedgeonselfesteem.com