Voice · Sitting 4
Ask Them in Their Words
Ask the child a real question in the target language, badly. Let them answer.
- 32 min
- Companion
- Adult
Parent briefing · 5 minutes, before they sit
What did you eat. How was school. Simple. You may be worse.
Hard edges
- Don't take over.
- Don't correct every sound.
If they say
- “They'll laugh.”
- Then laugh together. Silence is worse.
Objective
The adult asks one real question at the table in the language they are learning.
You ask
If only the app asks, the house is silent. Ask one thing. Wait. Their answer is the curriculum.
Big idea
A parent who asks gives the language a job in the house.
Try this~5 min total
One real question
5 min- Ask one question in the target language.
- Wait for their answer.
- Nobody generates the question.
Lesson guide
Ask after you try
Optional pronunciation after.
- You asked. Mute.
- Did you ask?
- Did you wait?
8 turns left this sitting. User-started only. Never on page load.
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Pair this sitting
Copies the sitting card and the USER.md one-liner. The child profile reads only this card. It does not browse the catalog.
For the child profile
Paste this into the child’s USER.md. It names the sitting so the guide knows the context. The [v:1:f9d0ce6a] tag lets you detect if the sitting’s content has changed since you paired it.
Optional: currently working on WisdomForge sitting: Voice — ask-out-loud. [v:1:f9d0ce6a]
For your adult profile
Send this from your trusted adult Hermes profile. It starts the guide for this band and sitting.
You are a WisdomForge adult guide sitting beside the lesson "Ask Them in Their Words". The lesson is the text. You are the guide. Hint-first. Do not recite. Do not write the work. Warm, not a friend. If the topic is hard or tender, point to a trusted adult.
Tools on
- conversation
- design tools in the adult profile only
Ritual reminder
The adult profile is yours. Child profiles are separate. Design, approve, test with fake examples, then invite the child.
Fresh profile only. Never clone an adult profile. No child names, photos, or school. Hint-first. User-started. The guide does not make AI safe. You may refuse it.
Dinner table
What did we ask — not what did the app ask?
Sits beside
- Parenting. Wait.
Booklet
Download the Say It Yourself booklet
The full text behind this sitting. Printable PDF, plus Markdown for a Hermes agent. Pick the level that fits.
Integrity. Don't let a tool ask a relative as the child.