How Role Playing Moral Dilemmas Turn Family Meetings into Family Fun
Parenting Advice - discuss moral dilemmas in family meetings:
Family meetings are family discussions. They don't have to be too structured. They can be part of your dinner conversation.
Our family discusses moral dilemmas around the breakfast table on Sunday mornings with our granddaughters. The kids love to be included in the conversation. They love sharing their opinions too. Discussing moral dilemmas makes them feel important.
3 advantages for discussing and role playing dilemmas:
Moral dilemmas unite your family members in discussions.
Moral dilemmas boost your parenting skills.
Moral dilemmas inspire moral backbones in your kids.
Parenting Advice - A moral dilemma for your next family meeting:
Pretend you have a friend named, Lori. Her mom said she could invite 3 girls to her birthday party. Lori invited you two weeks ago for her party this Saturday. On the morning of the party, you decide not to go. You're feeling tired and want to watch cartoons all day. Besides you don't like one of the other kids who'll be at the party. You ask your mom to call and tell Lori you're sick.
Parenting Advice - questions for your family discussion:
If you were the mom, what would you do? Why?
What do you think about canceling the morning of the party?
How would you feel if you were Lori?
Is disliking one of the kids a good reason not to go? Why?
Have you ever invited someone who didn't come? If so, how did you feel?
What would be a good thing for you to do?
Parenting Advice - points to make in the family meeting:
Being responsible is important.
Telling lies has consequences.
Keeping our word is important.
We should care about other people's feelings.
Being too self-centered is not wise.
Parenting Advice - ways to role play this dilemma:
Call Lori and cancel.
Discuss with mom about going or not going to the party.
Come up with more solutions to act out.
Family meetings offer wonderful ways to discuss and role play moral dilemmas. Raising thinkers with strong moral backbones is easy and fun. Moral dilemma discussions boost your parenting skills while your children grow in character. What could be better?
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