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Manding
Adults use mands a lot when working with children.
When you use manding to create a teaching opportunity you
are asking your child to say or do something or you ask a
question that requires your child to do more than give a yes
or no answer. Mands give you a leading role in the teaching
opportunity because when you offer a mand, you are expecting
a response from your child. Because of this, it's usually
easy to tell if your child understands you or can perform
your request - if she understands and can do what you ask,
she does it. If she doesn't do it then you can assume one
of two things:
- what you asked wasn't understandable or
- it was too difficult a task.
If either of those is true, then you can change
your request so it is more understandable or easier to perform.
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