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Virginia:
Before you do, take a deep breath and put your feet apart. Now look
straight at me, and when I count to three, squeeze my hand as hard
as you can. Don’t be afraid of hurting me.
He squeezed my hand so hard, I had to shake it out.
Virginia:
Yow. You’re pretty strong. Did you say you’re ten years old?
Darnell:
Yeah.
Virginia:
I don’t know, Darnell, I think I felt some 11 and maybe even 11½
year-old strength.
He grinned.
Virginia:
But, if you agree to it, I’d like to test you again to be sure. You okay
with that?
We repeated the test and, again, I had to take a minute to recover.
Virginia:
Yup. No question. You’ve got some 11½ year old strength.
In that moment, I could see Darnell was excited; his 11 ½ year old strength had
been confirmed! Sensing that, I felt encouraged and decided to go on.
“It’s Taken Care Of”: A Collaborative Effort by a Student and a Teacher to Keep Trouble out of the Classroom
Journal of Contemporary Narrative Therapy, May 2026 Release, p. 9-24.
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