Topic —  Active Life

7 Questions to Ask Your Kids While Watching the Olympics

August 03, 2012
Active for Life

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Have you been watching the London Olympics with your kids?

If so we’d love you to share your experiences with us. Are your children inspired, impressed or indifferent? What are their favourite events? Do the Games spur them on to try harder or try something new? Did they have any reactions that surprised you?

The Olympics provide a great opportunity for you to connect with your kids on topics like doing something you love and following your passion, rewards vs. self-satisfaction, goal planning and role models.

Here are some potential conversation starters:

1. How do you think people find something to be passionate about?
2. What do you love to do?
3. What’s more important to you, being recognized for doing well or the feeling you get when you do your best?
4. What do you wish you could do and how do you think you can make that happen?
5. Do you look up to the athletes? Why?
6. When you grow up do you want to be a role model for kids? What does that mean to you?
7. What are some ways you can ‘give your everything?’

Next, for some real-life Olympic fun try setting up your own mini-Olympics in your backyard or the local park. Use softballs for the shot-put. Get some ribbon from a dollar store to use as a finish line for foot races. Use playground equipment for an obstacle course. Make it as big or as small as you like; either a family or neighbourhood event.