@paulg I vividly remember the distinct feeling when an adult would speak to me like I was a puppy. Always had the inverse affect.
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@paulg Mine is 10. He speaks better than some of my peers. Reading lots of books does that, it seems.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg same goes for Dogs. ..... ? -
@Tatehackert@paulg if you talk to children like they're dogs, they are usually very obedient until you run out of candy.
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@paulg I've experienced leaders who contrarily talked to their adult subordinates like they were kids. You probably know what happened :)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg when are we gonna get some parenting essays?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Side effect is that they often talk to other adults as equals, which is not ok. It's worth the tradeoff, but its has its drawbacks.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I can confirm, and if you talk to them like a little child, they think you are not quite right in your head :-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg very true. kids can actually surprise you with some of the replies in suchThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg are you talking about founders? ;)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Dr Seuss said something to the effect that his secret was that he didn't speak down to his readers.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg We tend to send signals of the same kind than the ones we receive (notice how we answer shouting to so who shouts in the phone?)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Exactly! The challenge is they keep asking until you don't know it.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg 1 of the best things my parents ever did. Talking to us like adults, making us sit at the table & speaking with people 5x our ageThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Also true in general.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg totally true.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg and if you talk to adults like they're kids, it turns out you get punched in the face.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg One of the key takeaways from 'How to kill a mockingbird'Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg it’s true.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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