viewing the avalanche of apps platforms and other technology out there as a potential favor to your childs education and writing in general is a good thing 4 fwords that support your child as a writer to listen to truly listen is not just to hear children to truly listen to actively listen to kids is to be fully in the moment and to focus on finding meaning in what they are saying or perhaps in what they are not saying when kids speak and we listen it enriches our relationships and it empowers us all 5 lessons learned from listening to kids