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Cristiano chose to include five diary entries. When I asked Cristiano’s mother whether she approved my inclusion of the following entries, she seconded Cristiano’s choice. Usually when writing in his diary, Cristiano preferred to sit in the tent. Then he used to go next to Philippa and explain further what he had written in his journal. There was one instance when he decided to go on the sofa in the nurture room to draw in his diary. While he usually preferred to draw, Cristiano would also write titles and label the things he had drawn using writing. The following section presents Cristiano’s diary entries and the transcript of a conversation that took place between Philippa and Cristiano after he had drawn and written in his journal:

Cristiano’s first diary entry:

Transcript of the conversation Philippa had with Cristiano after his first diary entry: Philippa: What did you write and draw in the diary today?

Cristiano: I wrote the following sentence: I wish for all the sick people to be cured and then I drew a doctor and myself at hospital.

Philippa: Why did you draw yourself in a hospital? Cristiano: Because this summer I went to hospital.

Philippa: You were in hospital this summer? What happened?

Cristiano: I had…I was swimming in the sea (and sea) and when I was swimming there was a rock and then…

Philippa: Hmmm (Sigh)

Cristiano: And I hit my foot with this rock and I felt dizzy. I think I felt dizzy also because of the heat.

Philippa: From the heat…

Cristiano: I did not want to jump when I hit the rock. Philippa: But did you jump?

Cristiano: No.

Philippa: And then what happened then?

Cristiano: I had to go to hospital. The doctor at hospital was very kind.

Philippa: And so you want to help others like the doctor has helped you, right? Cristiano: Yes, that’s right.

Cristiano: I want to help other people.

Cristiano’s second diary entry:

Transcript of the conversation Philippa had with Cristiano after his second diary entry:

Philippa: You’re ready from your diary? Cristiano: Yes.

Philippa: What did you draw in your diary today?

Cristiano: I drew the children, well I drew my friends in the yard. We, before coming here, we had PE.

Philippa: Ok and what did you do in PE?

Cristiano: We were playing basketball and, then, you see these boys… Philippa: Yes, I was going to ask you about that?

Cristiano: These boys, they are Noel and Johan, they, well Johan hit Noel with the ball in his head, and, Noel hit him back. They started to fight and Noel fell on the floor. Philippa: Ok and then was happened?

Cristiano: The PE teacher, went, took them to the head of school. Philippa: And how to you think they felt?

Cristiano: Sad for sure, and, I think, they were angry… Philippa: Ok.

Cristiano: …and hurt.

Philippa: And who is this boy standing here. Cristiano: That is me.

Cristiano: I feel happy, because, well before, whenever I saw someone fighting, I used to fight too, but, I didn’t fight today.

Philippa: Ok and here what did you draw?

Cristiano: I drew, today I got this box from home. I have old coins in it and I drew the old lira.

Philippa: Ok good.

Cristiano: I go back to class now. Philippa: Yes sure.

Cristiano’s third diary entry:

Transcript of the conversation Philippa had with Cristiano following his third diary entry:

Philippa: What did you draw in the diary today?

Cristiano: This is the coil, because, this is the switch, and when, when, we pressed, these, and we did a battery here and then the alarm started, like this titttt.

Philippa: When you did all this system? And so where did you learn all this? Cristiano: This…this is the circuit. Look for example here.

Philippa: And in which lesson did you learn to do this? Cristiano: In science.

Philippa: Ok and do you like science?

Cristiano: Yes, I like doing these like this. I am going to do this at home. Philippa: Ok that’s good.

Cristiano: Do you like science?

Philippa: Yes, I do. Did you do the experiment yourself or did the teacher do it? Cristiano: No, we did it.

Philippa: With whom did you do the experiment?

Cristiano: We were in a group work, in a group. Everyone, we had the instructions, we built the circuit and we did the circuit.

Philippa: Ok. Good and how did you feel?

Cristiano’s fourth diary entry:

Transcript of the conversation Philippa had with Cristiano after his fourth diary entry: Philippa: What did you draw over there?

Cristiano: Whiskey.

Philippa: And why did you draw whiskey.

Cristiano: Because there are a lot of people who drink and I did it so they don’t drink. Philippa: And when do they drink whiskey? When do they drink whiskey but?

Cristiano: When they drink.

Philippa: Ok, when they drink and you why did you draw that? Cristiano: I do not think it is a good idea to drink whiskey. Philippa: Why do you think that?

Cristiano: It is not good for me. For no one.

Philippa: Ok. So whiskey is not good for us. And why did you draw parts of the whiskey green?

Cristiano: That is like poison. Philippa: Ok…

Cristiano: When you drink whiskey you are, you take poison. We had a lesson about alcohol today before I came here.

Philippa: I see…Do you wish to tell me anything else about this picture? Cristiano: No, that was all.

Cristiano’s fifth diary entry:

Transcript of the conversation Philippa had with Cristiano following his fifth diary entry:

Philippa: What did you draw in your diary today? Cristiano: What do you think?

Philippa: I don’t know you have to tell me?

Cristiano: I drew the pizza that we did today here. Philippa: Ok. And why did you draw yourself that way?

Cristiano: I love cooking, and I love, like, pizza and when I grow up I want to cook, to wish to become a chef.

Philippa: Ok. So how did you feel today? Cristiano: Very happy…excited.