Parenting can be so stressful that sometimes you feel it’s all you can do just to keep the kids fed and out of the emergency room. Occasionally, you get to slow down long enough to think about what kind of adults you want them to be: happy, independent, successful, caring, or maybe some other goals. But you can’t just encourage a kid to be successful, or even nag them into it- you have to teach specific skills that will combine to give your children the best shot at making their own successful life, however they define that. And it’s a long, slow process that takes modeling, repetition, practice, and seizing the teachable moment.
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Educational psychologist Michele Borba lays out seven factors that have been identified as skills that children can learn that will lead to a well-adjusted adult life. They are self-confidence, empathy, self-control, integrity, curiosity, perseverance, and optimism. She has some tips on how to teach and nurture each these qualities in your children as they grow up that you can read at CNBC. -via Digg
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