🤝 Personal & Social Development · Empathy & Social Awareness
Questioning Your Own Biases
Reflect on their own assumptions and biases — recognising that everyone carries unconscious assumptions about others, and that actively questioning these assumptions is an ongoing practice that leads to greater fairness and empathy
Typical age: 9–11 years
“Can your child catch themselves making an assumption about someone — like assuming a quiet child is unfriendly — and then question whether that assumption is fair?”
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- Stereotypes and Individual DifferencesREQUIRED
Examining own biases builds on understanding stereotypes
- Prejudice and Discrimination
Examining biases benefits from understanding prejudice impact
- Questioning First Impressions
Reflecting on unconscious assumptions and biases towards others builds on the foundational habit of questioning your first reading of social situations