Checking in with your stomach
November 19, 2009by Sara
Besh attends the best Montessori school ever. Some of the languaging they use with the kiddos includes asking them to “check in with their bodies” to see if they need to use the bathroom, get a drink of water, have a snack and the like. We’ve been trying to use the same wording at home so that it’s all consistent.
Last night at dinner, Besh ate all his pasta. He then did the broad hand sweep and said with a grin, “I’m done!” A few moments later, he came back to the table and asked for some yogurt. We said, “are you sure you’re still hungry? You just said you were finished a moment ago. Check in with your body.”
He looked down at his stomach and said, “are you still hungry?” Then, he looked back and said, “He says, ‘yes’! Please can I have a yogurt?
