Principal applauded for handling a controversial game on campus
Apr 15, 2024
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Guests discuss the cultural significance of children's games involving cigarette packaging, the controversy surrounding a game played with cigarette packets at a school, the importance of positive attitudes in decision-making and relationships, and the significance of validating feelings in honest conversations.
Principal involved students in decision-making process regarding controversial game.
Importance of empathy and validation in communication for maintaining healthy relationships.
Deep dives
The Controversial Children's Game: Cigarette Card
Children play a game called Cigarette Card, using cigarette packaging boxes to create cards. The game involves slapping the cards to flip them, resembling traditional games like pox or milk caps. Parents expressing concerns about kids collecting cigarette boxes and potential risks associated with the game.
School's Response and Parental Involvement
Schools and parents discuss whether to ban the game, leading to a dialogue on potential harms versus benefits. A school principal encourages students to engage in discussions and propose rules regarding the game, involving parents in decision-making. Parents have varying opinions, with some supporting the game and others advocating for stricter measures.
Maintaining Relationships and Empathy
Through Motivational Monday, speakers explore the importance of attitude in relationships and decision-making. They emphasize the need to continually invest effort and passion in relationships, reminding individuals to review and adapt over time. Empathy and validation of feelings are highlighted as crucial components in communication for understanding and maintaining healthy interactions.
A popular children's game involving cigarette packets attracts controversy, but a principal in Central China masterfully handled the potentially lose-lose situation, by letting the students have a say. / Motivational Monday (17:40)! On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Brandon Yates
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