Daniel Learns the Small Questions
Chapter 18 - Daniel Learns the Small Questions
Daniel rebuilt trust through questions that looked insignificant.
“Can I come in?”
“Do you want help?”
“Should I tell the teacher?”
“Can I hug you?”
At first, Lily answered no often.
Daniel learned that accepting no was part of making yes meaningful.
He stopped asking whether she was “better.”
Instead, he asked what felt safe today.
They attended therapy with a new clinician selected by an independent advocate. Sessions took place with doors Lily could open.
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The greatest change was not that Lily spoke more.
It was that adults stopped interpreting silence before she decided what it meant.
