Create habits in children / Part 4: Study habits

Developing study habits in a child transcends the acquisition of knowledge. It is through the study that the child learns to have responsibilities, discipline, meet time goals and discipline.

1⃣ Educational games

Age was never a decisive factor in stimulating reason and learning. Still new, the child can be offered educational games such as puzzles and memory games and others that stimulate the ability to think and recognize colors and objects. When older, they can be presented to chess, a game that, proven, helps in learning and developing strategies, collaborating with the cognitive process.

All and any activity that stimulates creativity such as painting, drawing and modeling putty are seen with good eyes. In addition, today there are special books, with sounds textures and other interactive elements that can be given even for babies. Giving the child a gift and helping to read will develop the habit of reading. But you do not have to send read! Read together and be seen reading.

2⃣ Help the child in the task

When students take-home lessons, they learn more and perform better on tests. That is why most teachers and schools use this tool and the role of the family is to stimulate the habit of doing homework. But attention, it is not enough to do with the student. Reserve a quiet space so that the child can do his homework, give all possible comfort and teach him that there is the study song of him. Whenever you want to study, do it there. Supervise and stimulate thinking, help whenever you need it. It is important that you create a study routine, for example, you only play after resting and doing homework. With time he will not need to send, he will have created a discipline for himself. For obvious reasons it can not be very exhaustive, after all, a child also needs and must play.

3⃣ Give books and visit bookstores

Present the books and read with him. Promote visits to the neighborhood bookstore or shopping when you go out with the child. In the pages of the books, a child can live a thousand and one adventures, know other cultures and other learnings. Pleasant family walks can become a way to stimulate the child to study and learn. So you can help the child discover what books are another source of fun beyond video games and help them carry it for a lifetime. All this will help to create study habits in children.

4⃣ The ideal time

It is important that the child gradually integrate the study routine into his daily life. You should start to spend 20-30 minutes on homework. In each completed stage, 10 more minutes must be incorporated.

Depending on the age it is important for children who incorporate certain tools to help them adopt effective study habits. These will become perfect allies for the more advanced stages.

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