Right-Brain Thinkers Make Great Friends
As parents and educators, one area we don’t always stop to consider is how our children’s unique learning style, especially right-brain thinking, impacts their friendships. Right-brain thinkers are intuitive, emotional, imaginative, and expressive. These children often see the world in pictures and patterns rather than words and numbers. They feel things deeply, pick up on emotional cues quickly, and may communicate in ways that are more symbolic than straightforward. So what does this mean for their friendships?
I wanted to share with you an inspiring perspective I recently encountered in the pages of “Scattered Minds” by Dr. Gabor Maté. Dr. Maté paints a picture of ADHD as not just a disorder, but a different way of experiencing the world—one that is characterized by heightened creativity, intuition, and sensitivity to the environment, all traits of right-brain thinkers.
Children who have frequent meltdowns after school may be experiencing “After-School Restraint Collapse”. We want to help our children prevent these meltdowns before they occur. Start by creating an afterschool routine.