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#18 Quick

The What If Flip

Questioning - The Dig

Drop It When

Your kid knows the rule but hasn't thought about why it exists.

Try Saying

What if the opposite were true?

The Move

1.

Flip one core assumption or rule.

2.

Ask what would change if that were the case.

3.

Follow the consequences: "And then what? And then what?"

How You Know It Is Working

They laugh at how strange the flipped version is, and can explain why.

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