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5 Ways to Teach Productivity Skills to Your Kids

March 18, 2016 By Oscar Waterworth 3 Comments

If you are among those parents who are still wondering which the best way is to teach your kids about productivity, you have come to the right place. This is the question asked regularly on a daily basis by millions of people all over the world. How do you start, what do you tell them and in what way to tell them? To find the answers you seek, check out the tips below.

The Projects

Most kids do not understand the meaning of their assignments. For instance, skipping homework in school will result in downgrade from let us say B to C. By helping your child understand the importance of his homework and helping him finish it, he will be rewarded with a higher grade and the feeling of satisfaction. Also, by teaching your child how to organize his time will be even more productive. By teaching him to create a list of all the things he has to do, and complying with that list, your child will gain significant organizational and productive skills over time.

Call to Action

Your child’s brain as an adolescent is always something that is in progress and it evolves every day. If you are able to teach them to ask geometric dimensioning and tolerance question (also known as GD&T) “What is the next action?” they will learn how to break down complex tasks and manage it by completing simpler steps, one by one. Keep forcing them to answer the question “What is the next action”, and as the time goes by, they will start asking themselves the same question, which will help them in solving many problems which range from common life situations to work-related problems.

Memorize What is on Your Mind

Another very important thing is teaching your kids how to memorize the things that come to their minds. Many children struggle to capture their thoughts and ideas, and especially their assignments. By teaching them how to capture them, you will help them build up additional productive skills and help them solve many problems, while boosting their creativity. Some ways of doing it are by taking simple notes on their smartphone or iPod, by simply writing it in their paper planner with a built in calendar, or by carrying around a small pocket notebook with one purpose – to memorize all your ideas and plans.

Use Additional Sources

If you are uncertain on how to additional pass your knowledge on to your children, you might want look up for additional sources to help you out. One of the ways is to consult a professional and learn about various methods of boosting a child’s productivity. Another great way of obtaining knowledge or reminding yourself of all the tricks is by browsing for Evercoach, for the website offers great lessons and resources which can help every father gain more information, latter to be passed on to the kids. Final option should be videos created especially for kids and adolescents, teaching them how to properly manage their tasks and how to become more productive.

Try Different Approaches

If you kid just cannot follow you, try a different approach. Teaching them how to concentrate and focus will go a long way; it starts with the small things, such as focusing on a single task and finding different ways of completing it. By boosting your child’s creativity and concentration, you will help him develop significant and important skills which will reflect and help him later on in his life. Remember to be patient, for all the kids are different and might need different types of attention.

Do the Weekly Review

The best way to teach your kids productivity is to be their role model; use the weekend (Sunday or Saturday night) to do your weekly review in front of them. At first they might be repelled, but their curiosity will soon step forward and they will start observing you and the things you do. Soon they will start picking up techniques and might do it themselves. If you keep saying out loud things such as “I have to do this every week”, or “it is very important to do this every week”, they will absorb it as something significant and essential and might apply it sooner than you think.

Kids need productive adults to teach them the art of stress-free productivity. Be a role model to your children, and teach them early on the skills that will influence many things in their lives. Tell them that these are the “cheats” that will help them solve problems more easily, and that they will always be rewarded afterwards.

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