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LIGHT UP YOUR CHILD’S MIND
LIGHT UP YOUR CHILD’S MINDLIGHT UP YOUR CHILD’S MIND
LIGHT UP YOUR CHILD’S MIND
LIGHT UP YOUR CHILD’S MIND
LIGHT UP YOUR CHILD’S MIND LIGHT UP YOUR CHILD’S MIND
LIGHT UP YOUR CHILD’S MIND
LIGHT UP YOUR CHILD’S MIND
LIGHT UP YOUR CHILD’S
MIND
Does your child ask questions?
Is your child a leader or follower?
Do you know the type of thinker your child is?
Encompassing a skill set that involves using different thinking skills such as logical reasoning, analysis, and synthesis, critical thinking is the ability to seek and evaluate all kinds of information critically before determining whether it is right or wrong.
Considered to be the opposite of rushing to judgment, critical thinking skills will be able to help children make judgments independently of parents and make them thinkers who are open-minded and respectful of the people they disagree with.
While critical thinking skills do not fully develop until adolescence, the foundations for good thinking develop in younger children.
Be Clear and Concise
Encourage your child to ask for explanations and examples when they
do not understand something. Let them know that it alright to be
confused and ask questions. Help them to think of themselves as
problem solvers and thinkers by wording open-ended questions in the
right way that will stimulate their thought processes.
Be Relevant Be Logical
Encourage your child to discuss
other applicable topics that are
related to the discussion(s) or
problem(s) at hand. Link relevant
and meaningful information to
the question(s) they are trying to
answer or the topic they are
learning about can help them to
stay on track.
Help your child see how things fit
together by questioning how they
got to their conclusions and
assumptions. Point out to them the
differences between good reasons
and bad reasons.
Be Fair
Stimulate the act of empathy in your child’s thinking processes by
ensuring that they consider about others before drawing
conclusions. Teach them to show respect for the other side by
explaining themselves when having disagreements without putting
anyone down.
Be Accurate
Let your child understand that information is not equivalent to
truth. Therefore, advise them to research facts and check for
the accuracy of all the information obtained. Encourage them
to form their own position based on evidence, instead of
relying solely on emotion.