Live Chat - How To Help My Child Stay Motivated On His/Her Career Path?

Swapna Nair Build a habit system. Set a routine. Allot time slots for all activities. Everyday set aside time to study,for homework and for revision of daily lessons. This routine can be an incentive based system. Reward with simple stuff like a star or a sticker. When five to seven stars are collected you can give a treat. Once this routine sets in a good study habit would be formed. You can then enhance the study skills according to the child’s personality. 2018-11-13 15:02:55

Swapna Nair Today’s children have a lot of exposure. They have information on their fingertips. There will always be confusion at every stage. Do listen to their opinion and views too. Look at every choice objectively. 2018-11-13 15:07:54

Swapna Nair Build a habit system. Set a routine. Allot time slots for all activities. Everyday set aside time to study,for homework and for revision of daily lessons. This routine can be an incentive based system. Reward with simple stuff like a star or a sticker. When five to seven stars are collected you can give a treat. Once this routine sets in a good study habit would be formed. You can then enhance the study skills according to the child’s personality. Use interactive methods like mind map to make learning fun and interesting. Once the child is thorough with the fundamentals and learning is fun the academic success will follow. This will be encouraging. An atmosphere at home that is encouraging and soothing is very important. Do not nag. Do not ever compare your child. Instead guide on how to study; guide on improvement. Be careful with your praise. Set a high bar for learning. This academic support will help children on their future path. Ultimately in our system marks are important to get access to good institutions. Once this is done then lot of options open up for career. Meanwhile introduce the habit of book reading. Give exposure to different subjects, topics, people in different career paths. Enroll them in various streams. Take up a one or two activities every year. Maintain a rule that they give one year for each activity - be it art or robotics. It takes a year minimum to know if one is interested enough. Such exposure will help in choosing a career. Have friends over who are in different streams. Have informal chats to inspire curiosity in children. Establish a rapport with your children so that they can be open to discussion with you. Have family meals together where you can have healthy and casual discussions. Your child may not choose a career that you have dreamed. Do understand that each child has its own pace and individuality. Give them the freedom to explore. Guide them definitely. 2018-11-13 15:08:00

Swapna Nair We have a Wellness corner in our website. Kindly address it there. Thank you. This would enable the concerned expert to answer 2018-11-13 15:14:59