350 Questions Parents Should Ask During Family Night by Shannon L Alder

Author:Shannon L Alder
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cedar Fort Publishing
Published: 2018-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Questions for Older Children

Michelle and Carla are eating lunch when a heated conversation breaks out between two students they know at a table nearby. Carla decides to break it up before it escalates into a fight. Michelle tells Carla that it isn’t her business. Carla sits down and allows the argument at the next table to continue until the two students begin shoving each other. When should you step in and stop a situation from getting out of control? Have there been times in your life when you could have prevented something but chose not to?

Aaron likes to hang out with the popular crowd, but sometimes his friends make fun of the less-popular students whom he is also friends with. Instead of defending them, he ignores the comments because he doesn’t want to lose friends. What should he do? How does Christ want you to treat other people? When should you stand up for others?

Daniel is notorious for telling dirty jokes. He happens to be James’s best friend. James finds Daniel’s jokes offensive and not funny at all, but he doesn’t want to embarrass Daniel by walking off. He also doesn’t want to feel uncomfortable by telling Daniel he is not interested. So James tolerates Daniel’s dirty jokes. What do you do if your friend is telling you a dirty joke? Is it ever okay to lower your standards to make another person feel comfortable?

Your friends say to you, “Your religious beliefs are outdated. This is the twenty-first century. You need to live it up!” Lately, you are wondering if they are right—maybe you are being too old-fashioned. Do you allow others to persuade you to go against your beliefs and values? Do you believe that what we do in this life will affect our afterlife?

Brooke’s friends are talking about a pop singer they idolize. They listen to her music constantly. They dress like her and even buy all of her merchandise. This weekend, Brooke’s friends want Brooke to go to a concert with them. Brooke doesn’t listen to the music because some of the songs have suggestive lyrics and cursing. She also feels that the singer is not a good role model to teens. Because Brooke’s friends really want her to go, she decides to give in just this one time. When in your life have you lowered your standards for others? How many times do you have to lower your standards before it becomes a habit?

Mindy is the leader of her clique. She tells Nancy to pretend to be Brittany’s friend in order to find out what she has been saying about Mindy behind her back. Do you know someone like Mindy? Is it okay to be nice to someone in order to get information from them? How would you feel if you were used in this fashion?

Your friend drops his cheat sheet on the floor during a test. It lands between your desk and his. Your teacher asks you both to wait after class. After class, the teacher asks you who the cheat sheet belonged to.

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