Teaching your child to persevere means, above all, allowing them to develop their self-confidence and making them experience small and large prides on a daily basis . Learning perseverance also means developing their confidence and being able to face the different challenges that will arise on their personal and academic journey.
Just like completing a puzzle with several hundred pieces, completing a sports challenge or learning to read, using the general store will give your children the opportunity, through sustained efforts, to develop that precious perseverance that will allow them to achieve their goals . To ensure that your child experiences success and does not become discouraged along the way, it is important to respect these few principles:
- Adjust your expectations : It is important to adjust your expectations not only according to the child's level of development, but also according to their temperament and abilities. If your expectations are too high, it will be difficult for your child to accumulate tokens and they will probably lose motivation more quickly. Don't hesitate to refer to our guide to developing autonomy to get the right picture of children's abilities according to their age!
- Motivate and encourage : This is the time to bring out the cheerleader in you! Your child needs to know that you are proud of the efforts he or she makes; make sure, in addition to giving him or her tokens, to congratulate him or her and highlight his or her perseverance on a daily basis.
- Take small steps : It's best to start with small amounts for each reward section of your general store so that your child can experience success quickly and easily. Once he or she has achieved a few goals and has been persistent for a while, gradually increase the value of each section of the store to slowly increase the level of difficulty.
- Be a role model : Don't hesitate to set yourself challenges that are up to you and take the time to reward yourself when you achieve your goals. Your children will see that even adults need to be persistent and they will certainly want to imitate you!
Finally, don't forget to carefully choose the value of each of the rewards that you will put on sale in your general store. If your child has been longing for an object or a privilege for a long time and talks to you about it regularly, make sure that he must make the right and necessary efforts in order to finally obtain it!
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