Pick up a feeling card and have them make the face, then say the feeling. Seth, a 2 year old child, did this all day long. He would pick up a card and mirror back the face. Then we moved into the exercise of telling him what the feeling meant every time he did this. He developed more emotional knowledge than any 2 year old we had ever seen.
Archive for April, 2010
What are your suggestions as to how to use Onionhead® with preschool children?
Monday, April 26th, 2010How can I use Onionhead® with my family?
Monday, April 26th, 2010Onionhead® is appropriate for every member of the family, no matter what the age. Take time to sit together and pull some cards. Then talk about what and why you feel this way. This creates an intimacy that would otherwise probably not occur. Use Onionhead® for problem solving, confusion, difficulties, and even in peaceful times. The magnets also serve as a quick and easy way to get to know each other better. Trust and honesty are birthed as a result.
I work with autistic children. What is the best way to introduce Onionhead® into my classroom?
Monday, April 19th, 2010It was an autistic child who started Onionhead®. Choose an Onionhead® corner. Place all cards on the floor or table, feeling side up. Tell the child to go to Onionhead® and show you what they are feeling. Then ask them to go and show you what they WANT to feel, or what they feel about you or what they feel in general. They see Onionhead® as their friend. Autistic children function on energy and that is why we are particular as to how the product is manufactured and assembled, all through purity and love.