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Travel journals. They are a great way to capture memories of zipping all over the world with friends and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unless you\u2019re a 10 year old who hates writing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Everyone, meet my nephew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He and I recently spent the day together during our family holiday trip to NYC. We climbed around on The Intrepid aircraft carrier, ate at Christmas Markets scattered around the city, shopped for comics at Forbidden Planet, and flew on broomsticks at the Harry Potter virtual experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When we got back to the hotel, my sister handed him his travel journal. He: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Asked for a snack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Went to the bathroom.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Asked to watch a video.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Begged to do his journal later.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
Asked for a drink.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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When he asked to go see if my parents needed help with anything in their hotel room, my sister pointed to his journal on the desk and gave him \u201cthe look.\u201d He read it correctly as knock it off and get to work<\/em>. That\u2019s when the tears started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBut Mum\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My sister gave me<\/em> a look. I read it correctly as time to step in, Auntie!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
I slid into the seat next to him. Before I could even ask, he mumbled between sniffles, \u201cWe did a lot and it\u2019s hard to think about! I don\u2019t know what to write! I don\u2019t remember. Mum said I have to have at least 4 sentences and a picture, but I don\u2019t know\u2026 there\u2019s so much!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thankfully, I speak fluent nephew. His complaints were code for I have way too many ideas in my head. I can\u2019t turn them into four sentences and a picture<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I quipped, \u201cHey duders, what does Auntie do for a living?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He sniffled some more then answered, \u201cTeach those things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat things?\u201d I pressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThose Brain things.\u201d he muttered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBrain Frames. Yup. Ever seen one?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He gave me a look. I correctly read it as seriously, Auntie? You’ve been making me use them even before I could read!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n
When I asked him if he thought there was a Brain Frame that could help him get his ideas out of his head, he sighed and thought for a moment. Then like magic, the dots connected and his spine straightened. \u201cCan I use a Telling Frame?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d I answered. \u201cCan you?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He gave me another look (he must get that from my sister) and bent over his journal. Within minutes, bits and pieces of our day peppered his paper. Each lived within its own shape; together they made a pattern. I asked him to count how many ideas he put in his Brain Frame. His face lit up. There were 13 of them. \u201cI guess I remembered some stuff!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI guess you did! What are you going to do now?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m gonna pick four ideas and make up sentences about them. The other ideas I can put in my picture.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And he did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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No tears.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
No excuses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
No requests for delays or snacks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m not saying that Brain Frames saved our family vacation. I\u2019m just saying that the right tool at the right time can do wonders for nephews, their self-esteem, and their travel journals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Travel journals. They are a great way to capture memories of zipping all over the world with friends and family. Unless you\u2019re a 10 year old who hates writing. Everyone, meet my nephew…","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,9],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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