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Tips to Make Your Kid a Well-Rounded Personality

For little children, parents are their whole world. The kind of personality they have when they grow up is based solely on what their parents teach them to be.

Before the age of ten is when you should spend time in helping them build character. After this, they will try to explore how different they are from their parents and may grow apart from you. They may or may not be on the right track and they may do something that upsets you.

Children are born leaders. They just need a bit of encouragement and the right kind of support system. So how do we ensure we raise our kids the right way? 

6. Involve Them in Sports

Sports can teach your child discipline. It also has amazing physical, psychological and social benefits. Plus, keeping your child involved in sports reduces the likelihood of them hanging out with the wrong crowd.

5. Social Work

Allow your child to take part in social work activities. This could either be by volunteering for a social community or joining a community of people. This would make your child down to earth. Also, help them understand the importance of all kinds of people in the society, their roles and how they should treat everyone with respect.

4. Let Their Creativity Thrive

Every child is unique. They have their own set of skills and you must encourage them to express themselves. Art is the best way to let their emotions and creativity out whether it is on stage - music, dance and theatre - or on a canvas.

3. Appreciate Their Efforts

Most parents do applaud their children when they achieve something and that is great. But what really makes a difference is if they appreciate their kids when they make an effort to do something. Kids take it hard on themselves when they don’t get the result they want. So as a parent, you should acknowledge this and encourage them to learn from their mistakes. Suppose your child fell off his bicycle the first time he rode it. Or he attempted to draw a dragon but it looks like a duck. Appreciate his effort and encourage him to keep trying.

2. Encourage Them to Read

Children who read a lot of books from a young age tend to be much smarter and open minded. Those who make it a habit of reading a new book tend to have a superior vocabulary and fluency in the spoken language. Encourage them to read books in all the languages that they are trying to learn so that they can improve their language and broaden their thought spectrum.

1. Family Mealtimes

The best thing you can do for your kids is to make sure that no matter what, your kids feel free open up to you. From a young age, encourage the habit of having at least one meal a day with your family. Engage in proper conversation with everyone at the table - ask them about their day, what they learned at school, etc. Hear each one out completely. This even helps improve your child’s conversational abilities.

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