Liberty and Justice for All: Questions to Ask Your Kids About Government

If you’re wondering how to talk to kids about government, you’re not alone. Nichole wondered the same thing. She wanted to teach her kids the fundamentals of the Constitution, to love their country, and about the dangers of socialism. Nichole turned to some kids’ books about freedom to help with this, and now her kids want to be entrepreneurs, know why America is the best country in the world, and know how to form proper arguments for freedom, lower taxes, and small government.

The Tuttle Twins series was instrumental in the transformation of Nichole’s kids, and you too can use these kids’ books about freedom to learn how to talk to your kids about government. Here are some questions you can use to supplement what your kids learn through the Tuttle Twins series and other kids’ books about freedom.

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The First Step

Before you can begin to engage your kids on topics like the government, freedom, and other related concepts, you need to know how to talk to kids about government. Reading kids’ books about freedom is the first step.

The Tuttle Twins books offer some great jumping-off points to aid in your discussions about freedom and government. For parents wondering how to teach liberty to kids, this is a great place to start. Some kids’ books about freedom from the Tuttle Twins series include:

·       The Tuttle Twins Learn About the Law – In this book, the twins discover individual freedoms and other aspects of the law.

·       The Tuttle Twins and the Road to Surfdom – This title has the twins learning what happens when unintended consequences don’t receive enough attention before a major decision is made by those in charge.

·       The Tuttle Twins and the Food Truck Fiasco – This book is about the twins’ food truck friends, whose businesses have been shut down by unfair laws.

Once you have some kids’ books about freedom and government under your belt (and you’ve read them with your kids!), you’re ready to launch discussions about these topics to really engage them in the content and bridge the gap between what they’re learning at school and what they need to know about the world.

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Questions to Launch Discussions About Government

Use these questions to create special moments with your kids that will stay with them forever. They’ll not only learn about the government and freedom but also remember how you took time out of your day to teach them these important concepts.

·       What would happen if there were no rules?

·       Why do you think the government provides schools, roads, and other infrastructure?

·       What’s the difference between home rules and local laws?

·       Why is it important to vote?

·       If you could create new laws to make our town better, what would they be and why?

·       Why is it a good idea to have three branches of government instead of just a single person in charge?

·       How do you think those in charge decide which problems to try to solve first?

·       How do you go about changing unfair laws?

·       What does it mean to be a good citizen?

·       What’s one problem you think the government should solve?

Every parent wants to have special moments with their kids, and when you use those moments to teach them things like the government and freedom, they will remember those moments forever.