Question

Read the excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”

Parents should be able to comfort their children by saying, "Everything's going to be alright," "We're doing the best we can," and "It's not the end of the world."

But I don't think you can say that to us anymore. Are we even on your list of priorities?

The purpose of Suzuki’s question is to challenge listeners to

think of how their actions affect their children.
think of new sayings to comfort their children.
spend more quality time with their children.
spend more time comforting their children.

Answer 1

think of how their actions affect their children.

Explanation: By asking whether children are on adults' list of priorities and saying parents can no longer reassure them, Suzuki is challenging listeners to consider how current decisions and behaviors impact children’s futures.