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Keeping Children Motivated

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Preliminary eagerness in after school activities tends to diminish after the first enthusiasm is over. This is but expected. The trick is to keep up the hard work even after this. How do you keep your kid motivated? This is of particular significance when the child goes in for educational after school programs.
Build the career-academics correlation early on:
Let your child recognize how vital studies are. Let him know that an outstanding livelihood is altogether dependent on good learning. To widen his curiosity in studies, plan family actions that are related with his studies. Stress the real-world relationship to academics every time possible.
Set goals:
Let your child be acquainted with, through example, that hard effort will be rewarded. If your child believes that accomplishment is a likely by-product of effort, he is more likely to put in hard work. Such children are also less likely to drop out of courses and institutions at a later stage.
Reward success:
When a child accomplishes something, it is essential to congratulate his hard work. Constructive reinforcements increase self-confidence and boost self-esteem. On the other hand, be cautious of criticism. It can damage the fragile personality of kids and play confusion with their mentality. 

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