Help Your Child Reach Their Ultimate Potential: Foster Their Strengths
When my son was younger his friends would come over to play in our yard.
They would soon be involved in an intense game of soccer with more neighborhood kids joining in by the minute.
About halfway into the game my son would come in and sit himself down and start to read.
It would drive me crazy and I let him know it, "Why aren't you outside with your friends?" "Don't you want to play?" He would give me an annoyed look and go back to his book.
The fact of the matter is he doesn't love sports.
He is more of the scholarly type.
He is more comfortable on the couch then in a gym.
At first I was surprised.
Although I did not have brothers, I had lots of boy cousins and all they did was play, baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and soccer.
Then I realized that I had to appreciate my son's natural abilities and his strengths.
That is one of my jobs as his mother.
I had to support him in what he does best.
If it involved lots of trips to library then so be it.
It is not an easy job trying to figure out and accept what are our children's talents, but it is necessary.
American culture values certain activities like sports, drama, and music.
If your child's gifts lie outside of these pursuits it might be difficult to swallow.
However children need their strengths recognized by caring adults.
Parents need to cultivate and support their children innate abilities.
That is the ultimate path to building a child's self-esteem and strong self- image.
Here are 2 ways to help you find your child's strengths: 1.
Be a Detective: Parents need to ask themselves the following: 1.
What are my child's inborn talents? 2.
What does my child love to do? 3.
What comes easy to him/her? 4.
What activities does he/she gravitate towards during free time? 2.
Understand the different intelligences that human's can possess: To help us evern further we can look at a list of different intelligences that humans can possess.
Think about which one your child exhibits and look for ways to foster your child's genius: Visual/Spatial: Artist, Navigator, Architecht Verbal/Linguistic: Journalist, Teacher, Lawyer Logical/Mathematical: Accountants, Computers, Engineers Interpersonal: Salesperson, Mental Health Professional, Politician Intrapersonal: Researcher, Novelist, Entrepreneur Musical/Rythmic: Musician, Composer, DJ Naturalist: Farmer, Botanist, Environmentalist Existential: Philosopher, Theorist Bodily/Kinesthetic: Athlete, Firefighter, Actor Children need to know that they are loved for themselves.
They need to be cherished and valued for their intrinsic abilities and strengths.
Promoting their interests in areas that they love and that come easy to them ensures their emotional well-being and helps them shine.
Recognizing a child's inherent intelligence will also help us appreciate the whole child.
We cannot underestimate the power of being our child's biggest fan and supporter.
When parents foster their children's strengths, children can and will reach their ultimate potential.
They would soon be involved in an intense game of soccer with more neighborhood kids joining in by the minute.
About halfway into the game my son would come in and sit himself down and start to read.
It would drive me crazy and I let him know it, "Why aren't you outside with your friends?" "Don't you want to play?" He would give me an annoyed look and go back to his book.
The fact of the matter is he doesn't love sports.
He is more of the scholarly type.
He is more comfortable on the couch then in a gym.
At first I was surprised.
Although I did not have brothers, I had lots of boy cousins and all they did was play, baseball, basketball, football, hockey, and soccer.
Then I realized that I had to appreciate my son's natural abilities and his strengths.
That is one of my jobs as his mother.
I had to support him in what he does best.
If it involved lots of trips to library then so be it.
It is not an easy job trying to figure out and accept what are our children's talents, but it is necessary.
American culture values certain activities like sports, drama, and music.
If your child's gifts lie outside of these pursuits it might be difficult to swallow.
However children need their strengths recognized by caring adults.
Parents need to cultivate and support their children innate abilities.
That is the ultimate path to building a child's self-esteem and strong self- image.
Here are 2 ways to help you find your child's strengths: 1.
Be a Detective: Parents need to ask themselves the following: 1.
What are my child's inborn talents? 2.
What does my child love to do? 3.
What comes easy to him/her? 4.
What activities does he/she gravitate towards during free time? 2.
Understand the different intelligences that human's can possess: To help us evern further we can look at a list of different intelligences that humans can possess.
Think about which one your child exhibits and look for ways to foster your child's genius: Visual/Spatial: Artist, Navigator, Architecht Verbal/Linguistic: Journalist, Teacher, Lawyer Logical/Mathematical: Accountants, Computers, Engineers Interpersonal: Salesperson, Mental Health Professional, Politician Intrapersonal: Researcher, Novelist, Entrepreneur Musical/Rythmic: Musician, Composer, DJ Naturalist: Farmer, Botanist, Environmentalist Existential: Philosopher, Theorist Bodily/Kinesthetic: Athlete, Firefighter, Actor Children need to know that they are loved for themselves.
They need to be cherished and valued for their intrinsic abilities and strengths.
Promoting their interests in areas that they love and that come easy to them ensures their emotional well-being and helps them shine.
Recognizing a child's inherent intelligence will also help us appreciate the whole child.
We cannot underestimate the power of being our child's biggest fan and supporter.
When parents foster their children's strengths, children can and will reach their ultimate potential.
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