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Cosmos points out that our brains can go in several directions at
the same time. He is attempting to let children know that being distractible is normal but not good. It is easy for the distractible child to believe that they lack in some personality quality... I just can’t pay attention.
In reality, you must teach yourself to pay attention by changing some of your Stinky Thinking. Instead of thinking, This is boring and I don’t need to know this, tell yourself, This may get interesting and I may need to know it, so listen to what is being taught.
The children will recognize that by not paying attention to the Tip then Sip lecture, Dan got himself into trouble. Your children can probably give examples of the same type of thing happening to them.
1. What type of thinking was Dan using when he told himself, I don’t need to listen to this ‘Tip then Sip’ stuff. It is too boring?
Stinky Thinking
2. What kind of behavior resulted from Dan not knowing the Tip then Sip rule?
Thumbs Down behavior
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