How to Raise a Well-Rounded Child

Parenting is an art these days. Rapidly changing school environments, children’s maturation and ever existing pressure in school to perform requires a consistent approach to a child’s health for success in school and life.

The key to raising a well-rounded child is to establish a solid support system at home so that children grow up satisfied with their achievements and ambitions. “The goal as a parent is to help your child feel competent and confident, and to help them develop a sense of passion and purpose,” says Shubha N. Janardhan, It’s the education that happens before they set foot into school that is crucial in bringing up such a child.

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If you want to enhance your child’s learning abilities to eventually boost her academic performance, it will take consistency, dedication, and patience, Consider these techniques if you’re looking to raise a child who is well-balanced, healthy, and happy with her accomplishments.

Encourage Special Skills

Every child has unique gifts and talents. These special attributes can show up in a traditional school setting, but there are plenty of children who shine after the final bell has rung and school is over.Applaud and Praise Efforts

Research conducted by Carol Dweck, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and a leading researcher in the field of achievement and success, discovered that a child’s mind-set can influence behavior. When it comes to parenting, she suggests praising your child for their hard work instead of labeling him as “smart” or “talented. In other words, praise what they are doing. This builds confidence in the child in their own ability and they will bloom from within.

Respect Different Learning Styles

Just because you need complete silence while typing an e-mail or checking your bank balance doesn’t mean your child needs a noise-free environment when doing their homework. Harvard researcher Howard Gardner established eight kinds of intelligence, or ways children learn best, some that include artistic, musical, logical-mathematical, linguistic, and interpersonal traits.

Read, Read, Read

When it comes to picking up a book and having story time with your child, there is no such thing as starting too early. Reading to preschoolers – and keeping books at home — encourages language development, reading skills, and future success in school. “Even if your child is still too young to understand everything you’re saying, he will learn to notice the rhythms of language, which will help him build a listening vocabulary,

Eat Dinner Together

Don’t worry if cooking isn’t your strongest skill — your child will reap the educational and emotional rewards from conversation, not pulao and aloo gobhi. “Informal discussion topics (‘How was your day?,’ ‘What are you discussing in science?’ ‘How will you study for that test?’) lets your child know your family values learning,”

Balance Bedtime

Establishing a bedtime — and keeping to it every single night — can be highly effective, and turning off the computer and TV at least 30 minutes beforehand.

Give Out Endless Hugs

Giving your child a number of hugs throughout the day will help ease any tension she may be feeling. “There’s nothing like the human touch to give a child a sense of security, Remember, parenting is an art. Anything that comes from the heart in the genuine interest of the child with just a little bit of know-how's will go a long way for your child.