{"id":591,"date":"2024-01-02T06:57:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-02T06:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/misasdma.in\/?p=591"},"modified":"2024-01-02T06:57:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T06:57:05","slug":"tips-to-cultivate-healthy-competition-in-young-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/resume\/tips-to-cultivate-healthy-competition-in-young-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips to Cultivate Healthy Competition in Young Children"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kids tend to have a natural liking for competition and challenges. They typically tend to develop this drive around the age of 4 to 5 years of age. That\u2019s when all the comparing and wanting to be the best develops. While it is natural for them to want to be the best batsman in the playgroup, the fastest runner, or the cute painter, it is acceptable only as long as it remains a healthy drive.<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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Add to it the parental pressure; kids tend to incline more towards a negative competition that makes them disregard everything to be the best. This makes them develop a negative sense of relationships. Everything then ends up being a competition and the need to be the best. Here\u2019s what you can do as a parent to help your little one cultivate healthy competition drive.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not always about winning<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Let her know that it is fun to win, but winning is not the only thing that\u2019s fun. Whether it is a tournament, exam, or even a silly game, let her have fun while at it, without the pressure of the result.<\/p>\n

Focus on the lessons learnt from failure<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Help her look back at the lessons she learnt from the failure. It is important that she builds a positive attitude about failing and losing gracefully. Else the fear of failure might hold her back from many valuable experiences.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t compare<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Never compare your child with others. This puts her down and lowers her self-worth. Also when you compare, you indirectly nurture a sense of hatred for the opponent in her and this might linger even as she grows into an adult.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t tie love to results<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Don\u2019t let her feel neglected or less loved if she doesn\u2019t stand where you want her to. When you tie your love to results, you\u2019re driving her away from the fun of the competition and putting her under the pressure to perform.<\/p>\n

Focus on her interest areas<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Every child has differently skills and it is important to identify what your little one is interested in. You cannot force a child who is interested in math to excel in football and vice-versa. While you could still encourage her to participate, you cannot get her to compete and be the best.<\/p>\n

Have fun<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Be it a fun tug of war at home or the race to finish alphabets soon, let her have fun. It is important that you teach her to cherish every moment rather than work towards the anticipated results and have no fun in the process.<\/p>\n

Remember that your attitude towards competition and winning will unconsciously rub off on her, so watch your attitude and be positive around her.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kids tend to have a natural liking for competition and challenges. They typically tend to develop this drive around the age of 4 to 5 years of age. That\u2019s when all the comparing and wanting to be the best develops. While it is natural for them to want to be the best batsman in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":600,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,49],"tags":[48],"class_list":["post-591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids-magic","category-tips-to-cultivate-healthy-competition","tag-healthy-competition-in-young-children"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/resume\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/resume\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/resume\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/resume\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/resume\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/resume\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/resume\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/resume\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/resume\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/resume\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}