Family Story Questions For Your Seder Table
1. Do you know how your parents met?
2. Do you know where your mother grew up?
3. Do you know where your father grew up?
4. Do you know where some of your grandparents grew up?
5. Do you know where some of your grandparents met?
6. Do you know where your parents were married?
7. Do you know what went on when you were born?
8. Do you know the source of your name?
9. Do you know some things about what happened when your brothers or sisters were born?
10.Do you know which person in your family you look most like?
11. Do you know which person in the family you act most like?
12.Do you know some of the illnesses and injuries that your parents experienced when they were younger?
13.Do you know some of the lessons that your parents learned from good or bad experiences?
14.Do you know some things that happened to your mom or dad when they were in school?
15.Do you know the national background of your family (such as English, German, Russian, etc.)?
16.Do you know some of the jobs that your parents had when they were young?
17.Do you know some awards that your parents received when they were young?
18.Do you know the names of the schools that your mom went to?
19.Do you know the names of the schools that your dad went to?
20.Do you know about a relative whose face “froze” in a grumpy position because he or she did not smile enough?
* THE DO YOU KNOW SCALE, a measure developed by Dr. Marshall Duke and Dr. Robyn Fivush of Emory University, is comprised of 20 questions seeking knowledge about family history. Children who score high on the DYK scale are associated with higher levels of self-esteem, better family functioning,
lower levels of anxiety, fewer behavioral problems, an internal locus of control, (Locus of control refers to the extent to which people feel that they have control over the events that influence their lives) and better chances for good outcomes if faced with educational or emotional/behavioral difficulties. The questions test knowledge of things that children could not possibly have learned first hand but from others through stories, writings or other indirect resources.
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