Strategies for Raising Children Who Love Learning
Strategies for raising children who embrace learning include building strong relationships, fostering resilience, and encouraging risk-taking. By starting with connection, ensuring safety, and promoting independence, parents can create a positive learning environment. Being curious, focusing on effort over outcomes, and embracing vulnerability are key elements in supporting children's educational journey.
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Raising Kids Who Love Learning: How Risk, Resilience and Relationship Help Children Embrace Learning Abraham Erb Public School and KW Counselling Services Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Openness Vulnerability Grit Resilience Relationship Motivation Connection
Raising Kids Who Love Learning..... Strategies for Parents
Raising Kids Who Love Learning..... Start with connection . soothes and calms intense emotions builds positive pathways for learning increases motivation.
Raising Kids Who Love Learning..... Ensure safety Provide comfort Foster closeness and belonging Encourage exploration Value and promote independence Appreciate your child and his or her way of being in the world
Raising Kids Who Love Learning..... Be Curious. Invite Conversation Everything and anything not just school Express interest and respect Explore their ideas Delight in what they do/say Be impressed by how think, feel, know things Notice their changes Be interested in your own learning
Raising Kids Who Love Learning..... Focus on effort more than outcome. Comment on strengths: sticking at something, trying hard, organization skills, paying attention, getting it done being kind, considerate gratitude
Raising Kids Who Love Learning..... Trust Vulnerability Courage to be imperfect, to not know Compassion to be kind to self Willingness to be sad, afraid, lonely Courage to risk, to explore uncertainty Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change. Bren Brown
Raising Kids Who Love Learning..... Don t Fear the F-word ..FAILURE problem solving responsibility self awareness grit and determination self efficacy resist rescuing figure out solutions together
Raising Kids Who Love Learning..... Be connected with your child s life at school. Teachers Friends Schedules Surroundings inside and out What they are learning Know what their homework is (and why they have it) Participate in parent/community activities https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSd2QbHY4c1tQlwE4lQW-YQwNjTcHfWbNXdazS1SKP3xZL7AQFWtRzkF_I
Raising Kids Who Love Learning..... Encourage and Support ALL Learning. https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSkBZH4T-hzkMoFUN4PcfvbFMjoA4Mfbz49jRGOHySSeXooVrVD_FGw3xc https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQAeC6UrYEifgJ-292OhZhNwkAb6t8DTXmQJdFec9h5t29QLlIIAhVgABI Including your own!
Raising Kids Who Love Learning..... Provide hope and motivation. Be the light at the end of the tunnel. Give m a break sometimes. Take a break together.
Raising Kids Who Love Learning..... Be aware of our own attitudes, beliefs and behaviors A -- 1 T -- 20 school and learning accomplishment vs effort failure vs success getting along vs getting ahead T -- 20 Attitude = 100% I -- 9 T -- 20 U -- 21 Birds fly, Fish swim, Kids copy. https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT9xedO13fLaxw9vyLO4Xhk7TfFuCa8gONwi27HQGsjAjTWwO6M5yh1rID1 D -- 4 E -- 5
