Dealing with a child’s stubbornness can be unnerving! Sometimes they may just refuse to inculcate good habits or change their set patterns. It is not the end of the world. Rather, it is just a phase during which they require gentle guidance and positive propelling.
It has to be understood that all said and done, children live in their little world of thoughts and emotions. They have their set notions, anxieties, and stresses that require a release but repel adult intrusion into their world. To pique their interest and help them discover themselves, they can be gently steered towards a new self-awareness in the shape of a hobby. This would not only result in some positive changes in them but also keep them usefully occupied.
And before they even realize any difference in their routine they will be on a path to self-improvement! The process has to be gradual but interesting.
The children can be asked to take up themselves as a subject :
Looking glass!
The children can be asked to think for some time and write down one thing that they would like to change about themselves and one thing that they love about themselves. It should not be presented as a task, rather as an interesting time-pass over a period of time. This way they would discover their positive and negative traits. Gradually their personality will drift towards positive changes.
The children can be given the freedom to enjoy everything about them :
Freedom often brings submission!
Provide confidence to the children that they are free to love and enjoy everything about themselves. They do not have to change to please others but to want to change because they want to. This freedom will reduce their rebelliousness and enhance their motivation towards self-improvement. They will listen and would want to improve their areas of pitfalls to seek approval.
Give them plain canvass to paint on, blank paper to write on :
Expression brings focus!
When children are encouraged to express themselves without inhibition, their thoughts find expression. They begin expressing their anxieties, their shyness, and their anger through these activities. Gradually focus becomes a fine trait of their personality.
Let them explore themselves as a hobby :
Seeking permission to enter opens doors wider!
Become a part of their world however messy it may be. Become a part of their hobby of self-improvement, their goals and give it a stamp of approval. This would assure them that you are on their side. They would become compliant to changes for their betterment.
The role Winmore academy plays in imbibing self-improvement as a hobby in its students:
Faculty at Winmore academy provides unexplored horizons to their students by allowing them the freedom to express themselves. They observe each child’s personality minutely. They work on bringing positive changes in the child by encouraging their desire to change. The child perceives it as a hobby, but it is a strategized plan by the teachers to help them self-improve.
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