Having children these days isn’t easy at all. There are so many things working against you, be it work, or technology. It is so important to spend time with your children to prepare them for the outside world. Teaching them life skills and giving them opportunities to succeed will give them the confidence to take on challenges they come face to face with when they are older.
Friendships
Starting from when children are very young you should be encouraging them to make friends. Young children can play alongside other children and this is the very start of their friendship journey. Once children master parallel play they can then move on to interacting with their peers and learning to share their toys and resources.
As a parent, you should actively go along to mother and baby groups so children can learn by being around others their own age. These are a great place to find some friends of your own as well. Arranging playdates can be very beneficial to your child learning social skills before they attend childcare settings.
Schooling
Ensuring your child attends a half-decent school could mean the difference between passing and failing. A lot of folks say not to bother with school Ofsted reports but they can give a much-needed insight into what happens behind closed doors in the school you wish your child to attend. They will hint at how the teaching is and how the other children behave while in class. You don’t want your child going to a school where behaviour is the main focus for teachers. You want your child to learn and flourish so they can set the baseline for their own learning.
It isn’t just primary school that is important, this provides a decent foundation and necessary skills before moving onto secondary level. When secondary education is coming to an end your child will need to decide on the future route they want to take. They may want to go straight into the world of work or attend college alongside working. They could voice their wishes to attend sixth form and carry on their education this way. Sixth form is especially useful if your child wants to go to university.
Budgeting
A vital life skill for any child to learn is budgeting and why it is important. Learning about money can be difficult for children as they seem to have the mentality that it grows on trees. If you teach the importance of money and saving from a young age you shouldn’t have too much difficulty explaining it when they are older. You should explain the advantages of saving money and that by saving money they will be able to afford the finer things in life.
Unfortunately a lot of young adults these days are in a lot of debt and use credit cards and loans as they think money is expendable. They don’t seem to understand that they have to pay it back and the money they borrow isn’t theirs.
We hope you found this article helpful and it gives you an understanding of life skills your children should be learning and how to accomplish this with learning and schooling.
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