When Advice Doesn’t Help, a Good Question Can Be a Good Place to Start

When Advice Doesn’t Help, a Good Question Can Be a Good Place to Start

Why can a question sometimes help more than advice? Discover how relationships, intrinsic motivation and the joy of learning help young people build resilience.

Adults often want to make things easier for children by offering a solution straight away. But sometimes a question is what opens up a conversation and gives a child room to think: What have you tried so far? What would help you keep going? This blog offers games and conversation prompts to help young people take a more active role in learning and finding ways to cope with difficult moments.

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Imagine a child who doesn't want to speak in front of the class. What will help them the most?

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What do you perceive as the greatest source of joy in learning for a child?

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What kind of question would you ask a child when they lack self-confidence?

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The child says to you, "I will never be able to do this." How do you respond?

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How would you prefer to develop children's ability to collaborate?

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When a child starts to get frustrated, what do you do first?

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How would you motivate a child if they claim that they are not interested in something?

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If you could choose one environment for children's development, what would it be?

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When do you think a child is most open to learning?

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If you could awaken one strong attitude in a child, what would it be?

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How to develop inner motivation and joy of learning in children and teenagers through social skills

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