Honoring+Your+Parents

//–verb (used with object)// **
 * Definition (from the Random House Dictionary):
 * 13. || to hold in honor or high respect; revere: //to honor one's parents.// ||
 * 14. || to treat with honor. ||
 * 15. || to confer honor or distinction upon: //The university honored him with its leadership award.// ||
 * 16. || to worship (the Supreme Being). ||
 * 17. || to show a courteous regard for: //to honor an invitation.// ||
 * 18. || //Commerce// . to accept or pay (a draft, check, etc.): //All credit cards are honored here.// ||
 * 19. || to accept as valid and conform to the request or demands of (an official document). ||
 * 20. || (in square dancing) to meet or salute with a bow. ||

Form families of three – two people play the roles of the parents and one person plays the role of the child. The object is for each pair of parents to lead their blindfolded child home (a designated spot), directing the child by verbal guidance only. (Note: Mrs. Whiteford has blindfolds that you may use.) But you tell the children and the parents two different things. Take the children to the hallway to blindfold them. Before they return to play the game, tell them that they must attempt to get home and that their parents will attempt to mislead them – even lie to them – about the directions to home. Tell the parents, however, that this game is a race and that the first child to reach home wins for the team. Now, bring the two groups together to the starting place. After disorienting the blindfolded children by spinning them, say “Go!” Parents may then shout directions to their child. What happens next allows your group to experience some of the frustrations parents often feel. What you’ll see:    · Children frustrated by their parents’ pushiness to go fast and win.  · Some parents may simply stop giving guidance altogether.  · Perhaps one-half of a parental pair may get sufficiently frustrated with yelling directions that he or she gives up – leaving the other partner as a single parent.
 * The Parenting Game**
 * Parents screaming for their child to listen to them

Use this game to begin the discussion on parent relationships. How did the parents feel during this game? How did the children feel during this game? Is this true to life?


 * Parent Relationships Worksheet/Discussion Guide**