Success and successful everyone defines differently. But if you can call yourself successful, you are also satisfied. Can you be successful so you can learn?
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- 'Grit' in education
- How can parents convey skills?
- Balance between support and personal responsibility
Success in life has not only to do with a good job and a good salary. Above all, these are two factors that convince other people that someone is successful.
More desirable than being considered successful by others, however, is to be able to describe yourself as successful and therefore satisfied. Because that means that you have achieved something in your life, something that is important to you. Success is also the ability to work on his dreams, be they professional or private nature, and finally make them come true.
So what do we parents have to teach our children so that they can say about themselves, "I'm successful, I am satisfied!"?
'Grit' in education
Success comes for one or the other thanks to social networks overnight today, but that is more of an exception than the rule. What it really needs to be successful is a combination of passion and perseverance. From the American psychologist, professor and authorAngela Duckworthshort called 'Grit'.
And 'Grit', she explains in detail in her book 'Grit - the new formula for success: with enthusiasm and perseverance to the goal', a decisive factor for success - is often more important than talent or intelligence.
According to Duckworth, children who develop 'Grit' are better able to pursue long -term goals, cope with setbacks and to improve continuously.
In today's world, in which rapid rewards are increasingly common - be it through digital entertainment or fast consumer goods - these properties can make up the difference between success and failure. So 'Grit' is not only an important part of professional success, but also for personal growth and the ability to deal with stress and disappointments.
How can parents convey skills?
'Grit' is more than just one property, it is rather a life competence that helps children survive in a complex and often challenging world.
The promotion ofEnduranceandPassion, means to give a child the tools to meet challenges with determination and perseverance. With the right balance from support and personal responsibility, parents can help their children discover their own strengths and to be successful in the long term.
1. Set long -term goals and celebrate small successes
To endurance,patienceAnd to develop passion, children have to learn that success takes time. Parents can support this by helping their children to set long -term goals and at the same time define small milestones.
These should be checked and celebrated regularly. A child who is happy about small success is more willing to continue to make an effort and to stick to his goals.
2. The importance of perseverance and hard work conveys
It is important that children understand that endurance andhard workare often necessary to achieve your goals. Parents can convey this through their own actions and attitudes.
If parents accept challenges themselves and do not give up, they are a good example. A child who sees his parents work through difficulties learns that persistence is a valuable quality.
3. Creates a supporting environment
A supporting environment is crucial for the development of 'Grit'. Parents should create an atmosphere in which mistakes are seen as learning opportunities and not as a failure. Children should be encouraged to analyze their mistakes and learn from them instead of being discouraged by them.
Open discussions about challenges and the search for solutions can help children develop a healthy relationship to fail.
4. Promotes discipline and a sense of responsibility
disciplineis a core component of 'Grit'. Parents can promote this ability by giving their children regular routines and tasks that they have to do independently. These tasks should be challenging but feasible. Through regular repetitions, children learn how important it is to stay in something and motivate themselves.
Balance between support and personal responsibility
Parents play a crucial role in promoting perseverance and passion in their children, but it is important to find a balance between support and personal responsibility. Excessive help or the intervention of parents in any challenge can affect the development of independence and perseverance.
Children should have the opportunity to solve their own problems and learn from their experiences, even if this means that they sometimes fail.
The key is to be present and supportive as a parents without taking the opportunity to act and grow themselves.
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