How to talk to your kids about the Inauguration

conscious parenting for teachers Jan 21, 2021

*How to talk to your kids about the Inauguration**

This is a moment for them, too!

How to initiate conversations about this historical moment?

Use my MIND, HEART, HANDS method to have a full conversation.

Mind- What do they think?

Heart- How do they feel?

Hands- What will they do next?

Let's take a look at this in practice:

Mind: Ask them questions that encourage them to create their own views about what is happening.

HEART: Ask how they feel about what they see and hear about the past leaders and the new leaders. (It may help to discuss each leader separately.)

(When I was a kid, elections made me nervous.

There are so many films where bad things happen during such times. I was especially afraid when Black leaders ran for office. I thought they would be assassinated, like Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.)

Hands: What happens next? What can you do to be a great leader, too?