One day, early 2007, while working with one of my students at the Performa Lab, I heard him utter loads of words under his breath. These words sounded more like curses.
Some of the words sounded like he was echoing them just the way he heard it. He was literally imitating the tone of the voice and the facial expression that came with it.
Speaking to his mom, I found out where all this came from. As the young chap was difficult to handle at home, he used to be sent for tuition classes as soon as he got back from school. The tuition teacher couldn't give the attention the boy needed and used to give him a share of bad vocab and also beat him up. And... yes our young man hated his tuition teacher.
At such young age, this boy was filled with hurtful memories and was also prone to Attention deficit problems that affected his learning capabilities. I remember when he used to be at the office, he had the power to charm anybody...engage u in a few of his favorite questions (ie: hav u watched dhoom 2?) lol!!... but get him to sit and give you five minutes of his attention that would be very difficult.
For any child, early foundations are so critical (developmental psychologists agree)... the words he/she hears have the power to influence his thought and action.
Do u find people dis-respecting kids?... Speak up!
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