How to Cope With Your Child"s After School Activities?
I remember when I was still in elementary, some of my classmates have their mom by their side the whole time they were at class.
Parents, who are waiting for their child, eagerly waiting under the school shed chatting time away with one another.
Some parents do sort of activities to avoid boredom during these long waiting hours.
Parental responsibilities do not end after school.
I just realize how patient my classmates' parents were! After school activities like painting, attending piano lessons, music classes and other outdoor activities keep parents and children busy throughout the day.
But have you heard about the word "burnout"? You and your child might be suffering its effects and instead of coping up you brush it off.
Burnout might cause stress to you and your child.
Several of my former classmates who had several after school activities got bored and either drop out of school during college or didn't perform well enough on class.
These are the things you should keep in mind to cope with your child's after school activities: 1.
Select a Good Program for your Child It could be dancing, ballet, piano lessons or painting.
You shouldn't try every activities you see and let your child decide if it is good or not.
It would be better if you also like the activity since you and your child will enjoy the learning experience.
You cannot force yourself to like something - so as your child.
2.
Take advantage of your free time For sure you'll have plenty of time with you while your child is studying and doing activities on his own.
Take advantage of this free time to learn new things like computer programming, blogging for extra income and other offline stuff.
You don't want to stress yourself 6-8 hours a day doing nothing right? It will only make your life miserable and your mind dull.
3.
Know when to quit There are times when the activity you've chosen for your child doesn't suit him.
You should realize when to say "enough".
You cannot force your child to learn something he doesn't like.
It will only stress him out and create negative effects on his performance at school.
Parents, who are waiting for their child, eagerly waiting under the school shed chatting time away with one another.
Some parents do sort of activities to avoid boredom during these long waiting hours.
Parental responsibilities do not end after school.
I just realize how patient my classmates' parents were! After school activities like painting, attending piano lessons, music classes and other outdoor activities keep parents and children busy throughout the day.
But have you heard about the word "burnout"? You and your child might be suffering its effects and instead of coping up you brush it off.
Burnout might cause stress to you and your child.
Several of my former classmates who had several after school activities got bored and either drop out of school during college or didn't perform well enough on class.
These are the things you should keep in mind to cope with your child's after school activities: 1.
Select a Good Program for your Child It could be dancing, ballet, piano lessons or painting.
You shouldn't try every activities you see and let your child decide if it is good or not.
It would be better if you also like the activity since you and your child will enjoy the learning experience.
You cannot force yourself to like something - so as your child.
2.
Take advantage of your free time For sure you'll have plenty of time with you while your child is studying and doing activities on his own.
Take advantage of this free time to learn new things like computer programming, blogging for extra income and other offline stuff.
You don't want to stress yourself 6-8 hours a day doing nothing right? It will only make your life miserable and your mind dull.
3.
Know when to quit There are times when the activity you've chosen for your child doesn't suit him.
You should realize when to say "enough".
You cannot force your child to learn something he doesn't like.
It will only stress him out and create negative effects on his performance at school.
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