COVID-19: Helpful Questions For Parents

COVID-19: Helpful Questions For Parents
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article One states;
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.”
19 Questions to strengthen the character and resolve of the children in your care at a time when both character and resolve are most needed.
- At this moment, are you the master or victim of your feelings?
- Can you accurately identify and name the emotions you are experiencing?
- Are you able to soothe your feelings? What can I or we do to help?
- What Life Raft concepts are you using or need to action in this situation?
(Life Rafts are listed on the Values and Virtues page in the diary) - Which of these are you finding hardest to action? What can I or we do to help?
- Which of the virtues are you using or need to action in this situation?
- Which of these are you finding hardest to action? What can I or we do to help?
- At this moment, which self-mastery question is guiding or will best guide your behaviour?
- What have you learnt or are you learning about yourself, others and/or the class from this experience?
- What do you think others have learnt about you because of this experience?
- What positive message are you getting from this experience?
- What negative message are you getting from this experience?
- What advice are you able to give others because of this experience?
- What example of morally sound behaviour are you setting in this experience?
- What right and best advice would you give your family at this important time?
- What right and best advice would you give the Prime Minister?
- Can you describe one thing you have seen or heard during this health crisis that makes you feel good about people?
- What do you think will be the biggest lesson for mankind once this pandemic is over?
- Do you think it’s important that teachers, parents and students discuss world/community events, issues, situations that teach us about the behaviour of ourselves, others and the world as a whole? Please share your reasons.
Adapted from Wilson McCaskill, Play is the Way
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