Many parents come to me with this concern. There is no quick fix, rather the solutions need to take effect over time. Here are three key issues to work on that can make a difference:

Surround your child with positive influences, which they absorb. Encourage them and expose them to as many influences as possible, read them books, let them write stories, write with them, talk about what they have read and let them follow their own interest.

Let them follow their own interests - you might think ‘I wish my child knew more of this or that’ but that may not interest them and will only switch them off. Let them follow their own interests and go along that journey with them. If you force them into something that is not interesting to them, they will not engage with it. Encourage them because at the end of the day this will help them internalise the belief that they are creative and that the things they do are good and worth pursuing.

We don’t know where their interests may take them but we can encourage them to try hard and persist in the face of adversity, to try new things and to develop the capacity to commit.

Teach your child commitment

If we want our children to succeed we must teach them what it takes to be committed. Teach them to be committed to activities, classes, jobs, anything they decide to pursue.

Let them try new opportunities but encourage them to see it through and not quit in the middle of the event. When children learn to be committed they become valuable assets to their future employers, family members, neighbours and friends.

 All parents have high hopes for their children’s future, and these hopes become even higher in todays society which provides more opportunities than we had years ago. So what you can do as a parent to enable your child to achieve their full potential is to help them commit to whatever they take on and ensuring this commitment continues to its fullest extent.

We believe that following these methods does make a difference, helps children believe in what they are working on and encourages them to try their best. More on this topic in the New Year.

Please contact me or the centre if you have any questions.

Fiona Aileru
Centre Director