Seven Vital Life Skills To Teach Your Child
Life is a journey that is made with all the arsenal of knowledge and wisdom one can gather; some are leaned and some are learnt form experience. A parent has the responsibility of teaching the child skills to overcome the challenges of life or skills to escape difficult times. These life skills mentioned are worth teaching the child as vital lessons through life.
Self-control
Self-control is one very vital life skill that a parent should teach his or her child. A child who has mastered the art of self-control will be safe from acting on impulse which can mar a situation.
Temperament
Some kids are highly temperamental, a kid that has not mastered or does not have control over his feelings and actions can fall into grave trouble. It is a vital life skill to be able to calm oneself even though very angry, it can save from a whole lot of trouble and damage.
Basic self defense and self protection
Even as adults need to know the art of self-defense, the kids need it more, especially the girl child. Get a coach or teach them yourself if you can.
Self-defense and self-protection may seem the same but they are quite distinct, self-defense involves acquiring of some skills like martial arts etc. self-protection involves knowing when to attack and when to withdraw, example, a bag snatcher can be violent so you don’t pursue especially if the area is not safe, but you can harass a pick pocket and get back your property. Also, avoiding dangerous ventures is another quality of self-protection etc.
4. Communication skills
Communication is an art and an acquired skill; it is different from talking, it is one vital life skill that parents need to teach their children from a very tender age so that they will grow with it.
5. Financial and Time management
The world and life have evolved, today, even unborn children own trust funds and investments in their name. So, teaching a kid financial management is not out of place, rather a vital life skill that will take the child through life.Teach your child the value of money,
and how to budget,earn,save and invest money.
Time management is also very important.You can started by teaching him the importance of time in achieving one's goal.Then giving him task that is time bound.
6. First aid /Healthy living
A child should be able to apply basic first aid in case of accident, that is why it is a vital life skill that should be acquired at a very tender age. It can save a bad situation.
When your child complains of not liking vegetables always lovingly tell of the benefits of fruits and vegetables to his health.Let him grow up knowing that exercise,rest/sleep,fruits and vegetables,balanced diet meals are essential.
7.Decision making
An adult that cannot take right decisions has a right to pass the blame on his or her parents. It is a pointer that this very essential life skill was not taught from childhood. Teach your children the art of taking the right decision and promptly too.
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