Family Friday: From Problems to Possibilities 🧠
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TL;DR: This week’s focus was training our children to see problems as opportunities. We explored how problems can spark creativity, courage, and kindness using story time, real-life reflection, and even a recycled fashion runway.
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” – Romans 12:21 (NIV)
Problems may look like obstacles, but in God’s hands (and through godly parenting), they can become stepping stones to wisdom, growth, and good works.
What We Did
After a short break, we kicked off our first entrepreneurial thinking week using:
Wisdom Card: See problems as opportunities
Table Talk Prompt: Can you think of a time you saw a problem and wanted to help?...
Family Challenge Card: Find a problem around the house you could try to solve this week...
The children identified a household problem, made a plan, and followed through the next day. Yay! Their sense of ownership was beautiful to watch.
Story Time Stack – Books We Loved
What Do You Do With a Problem? by Kobi Yamada – A hopeful parable on facing challenges
The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes by Mark Pett – Embraces the power of messing up
Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg – Mistakes as creative breakthroughs
Ish by Peter H. Reynolds – Celebrates “close enough” as valuable
Lemonade in Winter by Emily Jenkins – A story of grit and initiative
Each one opened up great short discussions about seeing through the eyes of faith and creativity.
Creative Corner: Cyber Fashion Challenge
As a bonus, we tried this fun upcycling game where the children turned “trash” into treasure. Someone may have gotten carried away by the fashion design challenge.
This was great for reinforcing the idea that even discarded things (or ideas) can be repurposed for good. Just like God does with our lives.
✅ Checklist: Raising Opportunity-Spotters
If you want to try something similar at home, here’s a quick guide:
Read at least one story together that highlights problem-solving
Use a “Wisdom” card or similar principle
Ask: “What’s a problem you’ve seen lately?”
Brainstorm 1–2 ways they could help
Encourage follow-through and celebrate effort
Optional: Try a creativity activity like the fashion challenge
Record your reflections together
Action Step: Turn one problem into a possibility together!
This week, invite your child to spot one problem around them: at home, school, church, or even in their room.
Ask: How could this be a chance to help, create, or improve something?
Then support them in exploring a way to turn that problem into an opportunity. Cheer them on, offer tools or time if needed, and celebrate the process. Even if it gets a little messy!