Social dilemmas help your kids decide what to do before they happen. You create the discussions for the dilemmas. All it takes is a little creativity. I recommend using little tickets with social dilemmas. Place them in a box. Each person in the family picks a dilemma to discuss. When you discuss your ticket, your children will listen. Of course, you'll listen to your children's wisdom too. This is such an easy way to teach your values and build character.
3 Rules for Discussing Dilemmas:
- No interrupting.
- No put-downs.
- Everyone listens to the speaker.
When the speaker is finished sharing his solution to the dilemma, the rest of the family can offer their ideas too. Guess what? These discussions will influence your children's character when faced with similar real-life dilemmas.
Here are 3 dilemmas that prepare your children:
- What would make you try harder in school: pleasing your parents, your teacher, or yourself? Why?
- If you were blamed for something your friend did, would you tell on him? Why?
- If your friend invited lots of kids to her birthday party but not you, what would you do? Why?
Presenting your kids with dilemmas is a fun and easy way to find out how they think. If you'd like ready-made dilemmas to ask your kids, pick up my Dilemma Discussion Kit. It offers you easy directions and 51 dilemmas you can start using today. Find out how your kids think. Have fun with your kids by having fun with the dilemmas.
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