Our words impact others
Help your children understand the impact of their words
Activity: The Power of Our Words
My children loved this activity. It helped them understand they can’t take back their words once they were spoken.
Let your children empty a tube of toothpaste onto a plate. (I bought the cheapest kind I could find.) Have them play with it for a couple of minutes. (They will love it if you play in it as well.) Then ask them to put the toothpaste back into the tube. You can try different objects like a toothpick or spoon to help. Everyone helps clean up if there is a mess.
Were you able to get any of the toothpaste back into the tube?
The toothpaste represents our words. Once they are out of our mouths (the tube), it is impossible to put all of the toothpaste back (taking back what we have said).
Did the toothpaste just stay on the plate or did it go somewhere else?
If the toothpaste got on anything (your child and your fingers), it is just like our words affecting other people in addition to the ones we talked to.
Do the different types of toothpaste taste the same? (If you bought a cheap brand, have them taste some of it and compare it to the one you normally use.) Our words can leave a different taste with our friends depending on what types of words we use.
Questions to ask your child:
What kind of an effect can our words have on other people?
- What type of sweet words did you say today?
- What type of hurtful words did you say today?
- What type of caring words did you say today?
Our words have power in them. We can use our words to make someone feel good or bad. What is something good you can say to your friends or family members today?
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It’s really not that hard. As you talk to your child and do the experiment with them you can bring up the concept over and over again. If they are saying things that are not nice ask them how do they think their words impact the person they are talking to. We shelter our kids too much they need to take responsibility for their actions and words.
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