How to teach a child to achieve a goal: goal-oriented people are not born
People are not born goal-oriented, they become so. Moreover, it is necessary to develop this quality of a strong personality from childhood.
The success of the event depends on the child himself, as well as on the joint efforts of all his relatives.
Here are some tips experts offer to parents.
First, stop controlling your child’s every action and solving difficulties and problems for him.
This is what parents and grandparents should do.
Secondly, constantly increase the level of difficulty.
The child must want it himself. If you tell the child that during such and such a period he has acquired specific skills, you will only spur his interest.
Thirdly, be sure to tell your child why this quality is needed now and how achieving the set goal can be useful in the future.
Fourthly, in addition to practice, teach your child to choose a goal. For a schoolchild, this could be academic performance and free time, order in the room and helping parents.
Fifth, help him cope with failures and mistakes. Explain that this is also a valuable experience that will be useful in life.
Earlier we talked about why you shouldn’t praise your child for every reason .
