Ask Don't Tell with Alison Knowles

The SENDcast

How often do you ask children what they think about something instead of simply telling them your opinion based on your own experiences? Often adults give answers based on their model of the world and views which aren’t necessarily right.

In today’s podcast, Alison Knowles, Emotional Therapist, joins Dale to discuss ‘Ask don’t tell’. Alison tells us that by asking WHAT? and HOW?, you can transform your conversations with children. These simple questions not only build their confidence but also show them that you genuinely care about their thoughts. Encouraging them to problem-solve fosters independence and resilience.

Alison emphasises that children often hold the keys to understanding life’s complexities. Sometimes, it’s far more impactful to invite their opinions rather than overwhelm them with adult explanations.

Join us as we explore real-life examples of how empowering children to voice their thoughts can lead to positive outcomes.

“Just by asking rather than telling, you're actually encouraging that conversation so that you can move through situations in a more positive, empowering way.”

Alison Knowles

Listen now to discover how to enhance your communication with the children in your life.

About Alison Knowles

Ali is a practising emotional therapist, author of the Ollie and his Super Powers series of books, public speaker and creator of the Ollie Model.  Ali’s strength is the unique way she views the world and her instinctive ability to empower you or your child to find the solutions from within. 

We recognise the uniqueness and individuality of every client we see.  We know they don’t fit in boxes and that labels can be very generic.  

We don’t take months and months to help you move on, Ollie Coaches encourage you to take charge by empowering you with our skill sets so that you can make the changes that will make all the difference to make the difference at a pace that is right for you.  

We believe you have everything you need inside you. We show you how to access your immense knowledge and skills so that you can be in control of your emotions rather than being controlled by them.  

You can contact me if:

• you, a member of your family, a staff member or a child in your school needs 1-2-1 emotional resilience support to overcome a limiting belief, fear or phobia, a habit you would rather not have or an emotion that is making decisions for you.  

• you are interested in having us run an introductory Ollie workshop for your group, team or staff.  

• you need help with conflict resolution, change management, communication breakdowns.  

• if you would like more information about having an Ollie Coach in your school or having staff trained in the Ollie Model

• you would like to find out more about becoming an Ollie Coach and joining Ollie’s Army.  

Ollie is currently active in the corporate world, schools, universities alternative provision, foster and adoption.

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