questions about the fireman

[riley]

I wrote earlier about my little boy and his fireman troubles. Anyway, I was wondering if there are any good questions I could ask him (without leading him) to help him explain his story.

He's only two, but has a decent vocabulary. I have asked him what he was doing when the fireman put him in the water. He said he was "big like daddy," and that he kept saying "no, no no."

I asked him if the fireman said anything and he always says the same thing , "No, the fireman is quiet."

Is there anything I can do?

thanks

 

[Kelly]

Hi Riley

Did you read over the link I gave you in the last thread??? It has a few starter ideas there

One of the main things to remember, is that you cannot "force" these memories to surface in children - Riley will bring them up and talk about them, when they are there for him. To try and pull information out of him when he is not in the frame of mind to "connect" to them memories, will probably lead to him making up a tale without realising what it is you are asking of him.

A lot of children find it easy to enter meditative and altered states - and it is often then, that they gain their clarity and memories...so to ask them in a fully "waking" state, they may not always be able to connect to them thoughts and feelings and maybe not even understand what it is you are asking them (if that makes sense???)

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Lots of Love
Kelly



[This message has been edited by Kelly (edited 01-17-2002).]