Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Jill wrote: Ian watches not just our lips but our jaws and head tilts for clues about what is being said. He can often lip read my husband and me from the side, but can't do that with many people. He reads body language like a pro and can sense someone's mood from across a crowded room by seeing how they're standing and reacting to what's going on around them. He doesn't even realize he's doing it. So from our experience, your child's visual skills can indeed help. This is so true. To this day takes it all in. He's five years old now. I remember times where he would ask me about strangers on the playground or the store... " Why is that man angry? or Why is she sad? " Of course I have no idea and they were not necessarily feeling either of those emotions but based on his experiences and interpretation of the visual clues he perceived it that way. He's caught some family members off guard because they didn't realize they were making a certain expression that to seemed negative. He does the same things looking at photos or illustrations in storybooks. If he sees droplets coming off their face he wonders why they're crying, when they could be sweating. If the character is concentrating or struggling physically, he often asks why they are angry because he reads the expression as upset. Next time you're trying to lift or pull something really heavy pay attention to your facial expression and you'll see what I mean. Now here's a weird one... he just said this to me last week... it was morning and he didn't have his equipment on yet. He was asking me a question and I either answered " yes " or " no " (can't remember) and I made some expression along with it. He immediately tells me, " Mom, that face means you have diarrhea. " I had to laugh at that one. Don't know what I was doing to give him that impression. He was sick that week so maybe I made that same face in that circumstance. He's a funny guy. K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 " Mom, that face means you have diarrhea. " This cracked me up!! It is interesting though that he realizes that so much of what a person is feeling is communicated non-verbally. He seems to really pick up on emotional cues - that is a great trait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2006 Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 That is exactly how our daughter is. You're right, what a wonderful trait. Women are usually able to read people well, anyway, IMO, so now she'll be Super Senser! Robin > > " Mom, that face means you have diarrhea. " > > > This cracked me up!! It is interesting though that he realizes that so > much of what a person is feeling is communicated non-verbally. He seems to > really pick up on emotional cues - that is a great trait! > > > > > All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post > is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to > copyright restrictions. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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