Discernment vs. Shortsightedness
Definition: Understanding the deeper reasons why things happen
I Will….
*Ask questions
* Not judge hastily
* Learn from experience
* Not repeat mistakes
* Trace problems to their causes
Week One Activities
(Practicing ~ Asking questions)
Play 20 Questions during Family Time
Week Two Activities
(Practicing ~ Not judging hastily)
Practice asking instead of assuming; discuss issues and problems together
Week Three Activities
(Practicing ~ Learn from experience)
When problems arise take the opportunity to discuss past difficulties and how they were handles correctly or incorrectly
Week Four Activities
(Practicing ~ Not repeating mistakes)
At family time, parents take time to discuss lessons you didn’t learn from the first time and how much harder it was to experience the pain and learn from it later
Week Five Activities
(Practicing ~ Tracing problems to their cause)
Teach children to break down their difficult situations, find the cause AND create a solution!