Preface
I am sure that most parents love their kids. This is sweetest moment of parenthood. You might see yourself in their activities. They are bud they can easily tangled and straighten.
Being a human and parent we have lots of responsibilities other then providing them basic human needs. It is nothing but creating good habits.
I have narrated few points which I couldn’t make during my last time when I see my daughter. But I am sure I will master in teaching good habits for my adorable one.
Few tips on creating good habits with your kids:
1. Use no sticks instead carrots. I’ve tried punishment as a way of teaching them to remember things, and it not only doesn’t work, it’s no fun for anyone. Kids learn more about their faults than about the habits you’re trying to create. Use fun games or rewards instead, and plenty of praise. This is something I need to work more on.
2. Help them to focus. Well, kids have a hard time maintaining focus — you have to do it for them. Or better yet, teach them ways to keep that focus. You’ll have to remind them, post up visual reminders, and remind them some more.
3. Provide multiple means of motivation. Provide not only one kind of motivation, but as many as you can. Rewards, praise, positive public pressure (tell not only the whole household about their goals but their grandparents and others), friendly competition, journals, charts and more can all be effective ways of creating motivation for your kids.
4. Try to be consistent for at least a month. Consistency, in the beginning, is important in creating habits. There will be failures, sure, but learn from it and don’t drop the goal and then pick it up the next week. You need to maintain that focus consistently, so that they are constantly working on improving it (and having fun while doing so!).
5. Remember that kids aren’t perfect. They will make mistakes. They will fail. Do not put a tremendous amount of pressure on them to succeed. Gently help them along. Encourage them, but don’t criticize them. And remember that it could actually take months or even years before they learn some habits. Remember that you didn’t learn good habits overnight (and may still be trying to do so yourself). Don’t expect them to be better than you.
6. Join them. It would be even more fun if you all did the game together, if you had a joint goal of learning good habits. If the parents are part of the game, the learning process, the fun, the kids can learn from the parent’s example of how to set a goal, how to maintain focus, how to motivate you, how to reward yourself for doing well, and how to feel great about any accomplishment, no matter how small.
7. Celebrate often! Kids need positive feedback. If they do something good, no matter how small, celebrate like they just landed on the moon! Have fun, and show them that achieving goals can be a great feeling. Go out for a fun dinner, go to the park or beach, and really reward them, especially in the beginning.
I need to write more but as I usually say this is just a blog. Take very good care of yourself and stay in touch with family, relations and friends.
