Fluent In Human
The real conversation goes beyond screen time to the capacities we need to thrive in a digital age.
“After these practices, I started finding my kids opening up, asking me back the questions I’d asked them. We all got more interested in each other’s lives.”
— MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN, AGES 6 AND 9
Fluent in Human develops eight key capacities in yourself first, and in the children you work with or raise.
WHAT THE PROGRAM BUILDS
Productive Uncertainty
Holding a question open rather than resolving it prematurely, in yourself and the children in your life.
Direct Observation
Seeing the person in front of you clearly enough to respond effectively and empathetically.
Extended Focus
Staying with one thread long enough to go deep, even in a moment of stress or frustration.
Each session is practical. You learn a capacity, then practice a strategy in real time, without relying on taking the phone away.
“After the third session, one of my quietest students started asking questions I couldn’t answer. That’s when I knew something had shifted.”
— ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER, CAMBRIDGE MA
WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH
A framework for knowing which capacities you most need to nurture.
Practices you can adapt to home, a classroom, or a session.
Language for talking with children and adults about attention and focus, without blame.
WHO IT'S FOR
Parents, teachers, clinicians, counselors, school leaders, and curriculum designers.
THE FRAMEWORK
01
Productive Uncertainty
02
Deep Memory
03
Embodied Navigation
04
Inner Voice
05
Direct Observation
06
Extended Focus
07
Original Thought
08
Patience in Problem Solving
The Pilot
Six weekly one-hour sessions on Zoom
No cost for this cohort, in exchange for your feedback to strengthen the program. Attend at least three of the six sessions and complete a brief survey at the end of each. You'll receive a certificate of completion and tools you can use the next day.
About The Facilitator
REBECCA ROLLAND, EdD
Lecturer, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Speech-language pathologist.
Author of The Art of Talking with Children (HarperOne, eleven languages).
Forthcoming: The Pre-Internet Mindset (Random House).
Interested?
A short application checks fit between the program and your goals.
