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14 August 2026
P4C/Talk stimulus

21 questions to ask grown-up kids over summer

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14 August 2026
P4C/Talk stimulus
A white sand beach with palm trees, blue sky and a few people in the distance

Photo by Lutz Dieckmann from Pixabay

  1. Would you rather be famous and broke or rich and unknown?

  2. Would you rather know how you will die or when you will die?

  3. Would you rather have free travel for life or free food for life?

  4. Would you rather never use social media again or never watch streaming again?

  5. Would you rather have your dream job with a terrible boss or a boring job with amazing colleagues?

  6. Would you rather always be 10 minutes late or always be 30 minutes early?

  7. Would you rather have one million followers or one million pounds?

  8. Would you rather have your own private chef or a cleaner?

  9. Would you rather be stuck on a desert island with your best friend or a famous person you admire?

  10. Should social media have a maximum daily time limit?

  11. Should influencers have to prove they are qualified before giving advice?

  12. Should people under 25 pay less tax?

  13. Should employers be allowed to check applicants’ social media accounts?

  14. Should couples share their phone passwords?

  15. Should there be a limit on how much money one person can have?

  16. What was the most important thing you learned at school?

  17. Quitting your job to travel the world: good idea / bad idea?

  18. Going on holiday with someone you barely know: good idea / bad idea?

  19. Living with your parents until you are financially comfortable: good idea / bad idea?

  20. Spending £1000 on a hobby you love: good idea / bad idea?

  21. Deleting all your social media accounts: good idea / bad idea?

Ask them what their reasons are.

Listen carefully to their thoughts.

Try to see their perspective.

Challenge them!

 
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