Listening to Children
Marsha WaltonListening to Children Weekly examples of what children have to say – about friendship, aggression, punishment, gender, religion, grown-ups, and about all the great questions we discuss with college students in philosophy 101.
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Playing (not working) the Piano
One early morning, when my daughter was three, I was awakened by what might have been a cat on the piano keys. Jenny had made her way downstairs and was waking the household with a piano concert. I was interested enough to avoid interruptin...
Life-Saving Skills of a Fashionista
I can’t say I enjoy being stuck at the gate in airports when my flight is delayed, but I will say that flight delays provide excellent opportunities for listening to children. Some years ago, I sat for many hours in the Ontario airport, wai...
Boy Talk
Some previous research (and some common stereotypes) has characterized girl friendships as grounded in communication whereas boy friendships are based on shared play. This is just not true in the 3000 stories by about 1000 children that I h...
Name-Calling in the United States and in China
This week and next, as I undergo an experimental procedure that just might restore some of my vision (or forestall further losses), Listening to Children will repeat some earlier posts. If you have been reading since 2024, you may re...
A Child’s Take on Map Reading
I have been on a road trip for the last few weeks, and I have been grateful for the navigation system on my phone that gives us plenty of warning before we need to get in the second lane from the right to be ready for a slight right followe...
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Marsha Walton is a developmental psychologist and an emeritus professor at Rhodes College. She has spent forty years studying children's accounts of their own experiences and the role story-sharing plays in social and moral development.
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