How To Help Your Kid Establish A Positive Mindset

Ecole Globale
3 min readJan 2, 2021

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How To Help Your Kid Establish A Positive Mindset

When a person says that his/her life is perfect, they are simply lying. We know for a fact that life does not go the way we planned cause we are still living at home or trying to survive on a paycheck. Bad things happen with everyone along their path of survival; that’s how life is. Teaching our kids to remain positive for life is going to be one hell of a task and in some cases, it is a learning experience for us as adults.

This is because even we have dreams that many of us could not achieve due to a variety of factors. Therefore it is our duty as adults to remind our kids to explain the reality we all live in. And this is the reason why boarding schools in Dehradun encourage students to think positively and make them optimistic in their approach. Here are some tips on how to do it:-

1.Set An Example

By setting morale is the first step that you have taken for his future and well being. Explain yourself and your hardships with your kid, tell him/her about the time you struggled in school, at home, around people etc. Their reaction to this would be fear or curiosity, which is normal, and if they ignore you, then your child hasn’t understood you and has wasted your energy and time.

2. Be Positive

Try and see the best of each other and be a good listener. By doing this, you will grow even closer to each other. Inherit the Characteristics of a teacher and visit them once a month cause they know all the mistakes that your child makes and improve upon them. Build your child’s confidence and set their standards.

3.Play By The Rules

When I mean rules I don’t mean controlling your kid on your fingertips. Encourage your kids to live a healthy lifestyle and by making sure they eat, sleep and play at the right time. Ask your kid about their day in school, also give him advice or tips.

Make sure that he is focused on when it comes to academics. By having ground rules will cover up all this also with breaking the rules will lead to punishments. Make sure those punishments are not too intense or which may bring physical harm to the kid.

4.Try & Feel Blessed Not Stressed

Always remember to feel blessed and not stressed about your life and remember to pass on that message to your younger one about this. Remind him about not just your hardships but how so many people across the world are now suffering. Give him some examples of it such as a soldier on the frontlines, losing a job and ending up homeless, a miner in the minefields etc. are some of the critical topics that one can explain as the kid gets older.

Conclusion

I would conclude by saying stay and be positive throughout life. You never know what may happen in the future. Have fun and most importantly make memories that you and your kid will cherish for the rest of your lives. Laughter is a positive tool to move on, and there will always be ups and downs, so be prepared.

Encourage your child to take every opportunity that comes his way and keep him occupied throughout the day. Begin young, so you have a parent you have already laid a foundation and turned out to be a role model not just as a family member but to all the people who surround you. Remember to explore every dimension. Trust me. Your values will carry on for generations to come.

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Ecole Globale
Ecole Globale

Written by Ecole Globale

Ecole Globale boarding school is one of the India’s largest girls boarding school in Dehradun. Ecole Globale provides world class education for all kids.

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