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Develop Critical Thinking Skills In Your Child
from: TRFFor children to be successful in life, they must learn how to trust their decisions. Your child needs to be confident in trusting his/her instincts and feelings. Children who trust themselves are less likely to participate in unhealthy behaviors.
Here are some suggested ways in which parent involvement in child education can help child development and education by helping the child develop critical thinking skills:
1. Encourage Questions. Don't answer every question. Instead ask what do they think. Asking questions stimulates conversation between you and your child.
2. Don't Criticize. Criticism invites low self-esteem. Children feel that they have failed or disappointed their parents when they are criticized. Find alternate ways of correcting the problem. A child will likely shut down communication if they feel that their parents are not supportive of them.
3. Respect Your Child's Opinions. Your child is not an extension of you. Although it is difficult for a parent to accept at times, it is normal and healthy for your child to have their own opinion. Children who are confident in expressing their opinions are less likely to join gangs or succumb to peer pressure.
4. Teach Your Child To Embrace Diversity. Encourage your child to learn about different cultures and ethnicities. A well informed child can better understand and respect other people's views and values.
5. Teach Your Child To Set Personal Boundaries. Children need to have their personal space respected for them to respect other people's personal space. Help your child to establish their boundaries and insist that they enforce them with their peers.
6. Establish A Nurturing Environment. Children thrive in environments in which they know they are loved and respected. Remind them every day that you love and support them.
7. Understand Your Child's Thinking Process. For you to be an advocate for your child in school and to have more effective parent involvement in child education, you must know and understand how your child learns. Is your child creative, logical, musical, spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic? Know your child's capabilities and respect their creativity.
8. Let Children Think For Themsleves. Encourage independent thinking. Let your child decide (within reason) what is appropriate for them. Give them enough space to make decisions, but be there in case their plans don't work out.
9. Teach Children Stress Management Skills. Help your child to effectively deal with stress. Try not to contribute to their stress with unrealistic demands and expectations. Make learning fun!
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