TED Talk - Gever Tully - Five Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do
Opening Your Time Together
In your small group, please discuss the following:
Watching the TED Talks
Discussing the TED Talks
In your small group, please discuss the following:
- Share your names, where you live, and your children’s names/ages
- Our first video today is all about introducing kids to danger… what were some of the “dangerous” things that you used to do as a child, either with your parents’ permission or behind their backs?
- Our second video is about the role of ritual… what family rituals do you remember from your own childhood?
Watching the TED Talks
- To watch Gever Tulley's talk, "Five Dangerous Things You Should Let Your Kids Do", click here.
- To watch Steven Addis' talk, "One Photo at a Time", click here.
Discussing the TED Talks
- 5 Dangerous Things talk:
- Were you surprised by how different the list of parent fears was from the true dangers to children? Why might that be?
- What role should self-exploration and mistakes play in kids’ lives?
- One Photo at a Time talk:
- What, if any, rituals do you have as a family? Did you intentionally create those rituals, or did they just happen?
- Why is ritual so important for kids?
- How might the rituals of church (worship, chapel, holidays, etc.) shape each child’s identity?