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The Learning Habits I Will Teach My Kids and How You Can Too

July 6, 2022 By Christine Field

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What do you think is the kind of knowledge that never goes out of style? Knowledge that makes a person more useful, marketable, and profitable at any stage in their lives. The kind of knowledge that anyone can learn no matter who they are or what they do. If you’re anything like me, then your first thought is something like: “You mean there’s not one specific subject (like history or math) that is always relevant and applicable?” Well… not exactly. But we’ll get to all of that soon. There are so many things to teach your kids before they go off to college and beyond. As parents, we want them to grow up with solid values, healthy habits, and enough common sense to navigate life as an adult. In this blog post, you will learn how to build these learning habits in your kids so they can thrive in school and life after it too! You want them to not only make good grades, but feel prepared for life as a whole and anything it might throw at you.

Help Them Build a Solid Foundation With Basic Skills

One of the best ways to help your kids succeed in school and in life is to make sure they have a strong foundation of basic skills and knowledge. This includes things like reading, writing, and math—which are all very important for academic success. However, it also includes things like having healthy eating habits, managing time effectively, being able to get along with others, and having social skills to manage any uncomfortable situations that may arise. These things are often overlooked, but they are just as important as any academic subject. In order to be successful and happy in life, kids need to be able to effectively manage all of the various parts of their lives. From managing their time and finances to healthy eating habits and exercise, having these skills is key to making good choices and sticking with them long-term. Bring this into practice by starting healthy habits early. Incorporate lots of activity into their daily lives. Make sure vegetables are an integral part of each meal. However, everything is best in moderation. Make sure your child enjoys sweets and video games to a certain extent as well.

Learn How to Learn

As kids get older, they will encounter new subjects and experiences that they’ve never encountered before. Learning how to learn can help them to overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed by all of the things that they don’t know. It can also help them to learn new things more efficiently so that they don’t spend a lot of time only to forget what they’ve learned later on. Learning how to learn can be applied to any subject or skill-set. It’s about finding what works for you and then practicing it so that you can become a more efficient learner. Some kids will prefer to write down everything that they don’t understand and then go back over it again and again until they’ve mastered it. Other kids might prefer to record themselves reading a text and then replaying it so that they can hear their own voice and see their own mistakes. It can be extremely helpful to first identify what type of learner your child is. Have them take an online quiz that will define how they learn the best. Once you know this, it will be much easier to stay on top of your child’s academic highs and lows since you will have a greater understanding of what works for them and what doesn’t.

Develop Confidence and Resilience

As your kids grow up, they will inevitably experience failure in one form or another. Whether they fail a test, their team loses a game, or they get turned down for a job, these situations can be devastating for kids who are not confident in themselves. To build confidence and resilience, you should talk to your kids about failure early on. Explain to them that everyone fails at something at some point and that it’s not a bad thing. Instead, it’s an opportunity to learn something new and improve! Once they’re a bit older, you can also help your kids develop confidence and resilience by helping them to become better at managing their time, lifting some of the burden off of them. Let them know that failure happens and that it’s okay—just help them to learn from it.

Show Them the Importance of Sharing Knowledge

One of the best habits to instill in your kids is the importance of sharing knowledge. The more people who know something, the more likely it is to be applied in the world. And that can make a real difference in the quality of people’s lives. In a world where misinformation and fake news are running rampant, it’s important to teach your kids to be thoughtful and honest. One way to do this is by helping them to write online reviews, answer questions on Quora, or even write papers and articles for their class assignments. In addition, you can also make it a rule in your household that you always ask each other questions. This can help your kids to see the importance of sharing knowledge while also giving them the chance to ask you questions without feeling as though they’re bothering you. It is also important to collaborate throughout the educational process. We live in an extremely social world, so your child needs to be accustomed to the feeling of working alongside others. Specifically within their education, try utilizing group activities like literature circles or a big science experiment where everyone has an assigned task. This will help your child to understand that knowledge is a collective thing, which must be shared and understood by those around them.

Help Your Children Find Their Passion

As kids grow older and are exposed to new experiences and opportunities, it’s important to help them discover what truly interests them. You can do this by talking to them about the things that you like and have an interest in. You can also bring them to new classes and events that you think they might enjoy. As they get older, you can also help them to get more hands-on with their interests by helping them to do things like creating a blog, or volunteering at an event. Make sure that no matter what, you are always very perceptive to what seems to excite or interest your child. If they are drawn towards something, nurture that flame and see if it turns into something huge! You never know what their calling may be.

Help With Specific Schoolwork and Classes

Depending on your child’s age, you can help them with specific homework assignments. You can also help them write reviews for products, play games that are related to their class, and even help them to create and edit videos. You can also help them with specific classes. For example, if your child is taking a psychology class, you can help them to research psychological conditions, disorders, and treatments. If they have a history class, you can help them to research famous events from the past. You can also help your kids to stay up to date on the latest technological advances. Since technology is constantly changing, this is a great way to help your kids to better understand what’s going on around them. Sometimes a little bit of hands-on action with your child’s education can be the most helpful thing of all.

Show Them How to Network

Learning how to network with other people is an important skill that your kids can start practising early on. As they go through school, they will likely come into contact with many new people every day. Learning how to network with these people is a great way to help them to meet new friends, find mentors, and learn new skills. There are many different ways that your kids can network with other people. Some of the most common are joining clubs, teams, or other after-school activities. You can also help them to network online by joining online groups and forums that they’re interested in and following people on social media who have similar interests. Try to help them understand that networking and friendship can go hand in hand, and that it’s okay to mix the professional with the personal to a certain extent.

Bottom Line

As you can see, there are many skills and habits that your kids can learn to help them thrive in school and life after it. The best way to help your kids to learn these skills is to model them yourself. If you don’t already, try to practice these skills in your own life too. That way, you can show your kids what it looks like to have these skills and they can learn from you too! Remember that your child looks up to you more than anyone, and don’t you want them to take the world in stride?

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