Light Up Your Child’s Mind

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.

Exercising critical thinking strategies will prepare your child for

success in the long run and it is certainly one of the most valuable

skills you should embrace in your children.