Summer is over and it is time for your child to matriculate to their new grade, both of you are filled with fear intertwined with excitement regarding the possibilities of this 2015/16 school year. You have provided them with the required school supplies, new clothes and an attitude of excellence. You are both expecting the best grades, involvement in new activities and a few minor hiccups (what would life be without them). Each year your child matures and their exposure to new things and people helps them to define who they are and will be as adults. As an engaged parent you try to encourage your children to find something they love and pursue them. This year why not teach them how to explore some of their hidden interest by setting goals to achieve them?
If your children are involved in a sports, acting or play an instrument you already know when they will have practice, a game or a performance, because more than likely you are their transportation. What if, this school year you work with them to write down a list of things they want to accomplish or maybe create a vision board and together as a family you try to bring these ideas to fruition? This will get them talking about some of their hidden dreams and will teach them how to create goals and put a plan together to achieve them. It may unearth a talent or skill you did not know they possessed.
As adults we have to-do list at work and at home, we may even have a goal or bucket list, but we rarely show our children how we complete some of these lists/ goals (maybe because we haven’t completed any of our goals). Imagine if one of your children want to learn how to create a video game instead of just playing it. You know nothing about programming, but this is his/her one and only goal. What do you do?- Research - You can find information on almost anything on the web. Spending time showing your child how to find the information they need maybe a great tool to help them with school projects. In doing a quick search I found: Scratch: This coding platform was designed by the MIT Media Lab to teach kids the basics of programming without needing to write code. Available as a free download: http://scratch.mit.edu/Roblox: Free gaming platform where kids build their own games, but can also play games built by others: http://www.roblox.com/
- Plan – Now that you know where to find the tools to help your child learn how to create video games now it is time to put a mini plan together. Answer some of these questions in your plan: Is there a cost, how will we pay for it? How much time each week will it take to learn how to code in order to really build a game? What is the timeline to make it happen?
- Schedule - Set aside time that you will work with him/her each day/week/month to learn how to create a video game. Create a routine that works best for the both of you.
- Make it fun – As a reward for being diligent about their goal(s) and if it is in the budget send them to a camp to learn more about games and programming during the summer. There are even weekend events that incorporate video games and programming.
- Tell the world - Show your child how proud you are of them for accomplishing their goals by finding a way to let friends and family know of their amazing feat (unless they are really shy and this will embarrasses them to much).
PARENTS... I am giving you a 2015/16 homework assignment (as if you do not have enough work to do) to work on with your children... Encourage your child to create a goal and help them to accomplish it. I would love to hear some of the goals you and your children are planning to accomplish this year and even a follow-up on how you made it happen.
Be blessed
A. Mayartis J.
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