Respecting Self and Others

At Boston Children’s Museum, we define Respecting Self and Others as, “Having dignity and compassion for oneself, exhibiting those same feelings towards others, and responding open-mindedly to different ideas and values.” Let’s see how this Habit of Mind comes into play throughout the Museum!

Being Open to Possibilities

Recently, a child said to me that “why” is her favorite word and that she could even ask it for a hundred years. That’s a really long time! While the frustration of being caught in a “why” loop might cloud the positives, we can remind ourselves that there is curiosity beneath all of these “whys.”