| Do you believe in free will, reason, and | | | | to realize behaviors that hurt others are |
| character? Would you like to know 3 easy | | | | wrong and behaviors that help others are |
| questions that develop all three? Inside | | | | right. Teach your kids to build empathy and |
| you'll find out how building free will and | | | | respect by understanding the fearful kid |
| reason lead to character in your kids. | | | | who's shy, the weak kid who's little, or the |
| Parenting - Does Free Will Exist? How would | | | | sad kid whose parents recently divorced. |
| you like to live in total chaos? Some people | | | | Teach your kids to think logically in |
| say, "There is no such thing as free will." | | | | difficult situations, like being teased, not |
| That means no one would be responsible for | | | | knowing how to make friends, or admitting a |
| their choices or behaviors. For example, if a | | | | lie. Help them to use their reason and come |
| bully broke your child's arm, it wouldn't be | | | | up with good solutions. Parenting Skills - 3 |
| the bully's fault because he didn't have free | | | | Questions that Build Free Will, Reason, and |
| will. He didn't make a conscious choice to | | | | Character: When your child tells you painful |
| hurt your child. It just happened. Read on if | | | | events that happened at school, in the |
| you agree that we have free will. Parenting | | | | neighborhood, or at home, consider using |
| Skills That Help Your Kids Use Free Will: | | | | these 3 questions: What do you think about |
| Teach your child that she has choices. Teach | | | | it? How would you feel if that happened to |
| your child to consider each choice. Teach | | | | you? What are some good ways to handle it? |
| your child how to choose the best choice. If | | | | These questions can apply in any difficult |
| you're a parent who believes both in free | | | | situation. When you listen and ask the 3 |
| will and the power of moral reasoning, you'll | | | | questions, you show you care. You also create |
| want to teach reasoning skills to your | | | | a special connection between you and your |
| children too. Parenting Skills That Help Your | | | | child. One more thing, promoting free will |
| Kids Reason Well: Teach your kids to see the | | | | and reason will also build character in your |
| difference between right and wrong. They need | | | | kids. |