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Can point of view be taught? A theory-of-mind question
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 521313" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Yes, it can be taught, but they have to be ready to learn. The brain has to be mature enough to understand the lesson. </p><p></p><p>Its not just theory of mind, there are other things too. I remember back in my teacher training days, having to do Piaget testing on some kids as part of a report. I actually did a study on identical twins (about 6 years old) looking at conservation. I taped the sessions (cassette recorder) but there was a problem with the recording and I had to repeat the testing. But these two kids had, meantime, compared notes and they showed perfect conservation second time around where they hadn't the first time. Basically, my repeat testing was flawed and biased because these kids learned. Now, conservation is something that was not believed to be learnable, but these kids did it.</p><p></p><p>In the same way, theory of mind can be taught. difficult child 3 knows it intellectually, but in moments of stress or when he has a lot to concentrate on, he snaps back to egocentricity. </p><p></p><p>It's a matter of time, of effort and observation. You watch your child, you note areas where they may benefit from a bit of extra support and you do it. As parents, we can do a lot more for our kids than we often feel confident to. it's a matter of trusting yourself as a parent, to also be a therapist.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 521313, member: 1991"] Yes, it can be taught, but they have to be ready to learn. The brain has to be mature enough to understand the lesson. Its not just theory of mind, there are other things too. I remember back in my teacher training days, having to do Piaget testing on some kids as part of a report. I actually did a study on identical twins (about 6 years old) looking at conservation. I taped the sessions (cassette recorder) but there was a problem with the recording and I had to repeat the testing. But these two kids had, meantime, compared notes and they showed perfect conservation second time around where they hadn't the first time. Basically, my repeat testing was flawed and biased because these kids learned. Now, conservation is something that was not believed to be learnable, but these kids did it. In the same way, theory of mind can be taught. difficult child 3 knows it intellectually, but in moments of stress or when he has a lot to concentrate on, he snaps back to egocentricity. It's a matter of time, of effort and observation. You watch your child, you note areas where they may benefit from a bit of extra support and you do it. As parents, we can do a lot more for our kids than we often feel confident to. it's a matter of trusting yourself as a parent, to also be a therapist. Marg [/QUOTE]
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