Critical thinking is the ability to analyse and evaluate information and arguments clearly, rationally, and objectively.
Throughout the process, you are guiding your child to question, rather than simply accepting a statement at face value.Every school holiday, many parents find themselves caught in an emotional tug-of-war: on the one hand, relief at bidding farewell to homework battles, bedtime struggles, and the lamenting of lost lunchboxes; on the other, terror at the daunting prospect of a barrage of “whys” and “buts” from their relentless interrogators.
Why isn’t the same true for children? Is a child who questions their parents “being cheeky”? Or are they flexing the mental muscles necessary for their intellectual growth and ability to navigate the world? is to grapple with ideas about right and wrong, good and bad, seeking to answer the ultimate question: “How ought we to live?” While we use various strategies to tackle these fundamental ethical questions, critical thinking is one of the most important tools.
Critical thinking also means evaluating other people’s reasons. This requires us to be open to others’ points of view – including our children’s – rather than being blinded by our biases. Simply put, parents and caregivers can promote critical thinking in children by encouraging them to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and explore alternative perspectives. Critical thinking requires not to accept everything we read, hear, and see passively but to question, evaluate, and make judgments.Let’s say your child asks why she needs to eat vegetables.
Researching with your child might also be useful in introducing the idea of seeking evidence and reliable information. You could suggest that the two of you look up some facts about what vegetables do for our bodies.
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