Sometimes the fastest way to get unstuck in these games is to stop talking and let Evan cook.
We were stranded at the bottom of a crater with no obvious way back up.
I can place a hearth.
That was the whole fix. He set one down, we mapped back to the other one, and the long run home just disappeared.
The part I want to hold onto is that I almost talked right over him. If I had kept lecturing I would have missed the answer he already had.
So here's my honest question for the parents. When your kid hands you the better idea mid-activity, are you actually quick to take it, or do you catch yourself finishing your own point first?