The New Year begins with fresh resolutions and a desire to
start everything clean and afresh, erasing past mistakes and paving a clear
road for the time to come.
“Oh! Please let this year be, I’ll surely study every day
from the next academic year!” Isn't this a familiar phrase that we get to hear
from our kids during the schooling years? Making resolutions and sticking to
them is a tricky job and we as adults and parents need to help our children set
realistic goals and stick to them.
Here are a few tips that can help you and your child decide
what works best and what approach works best when it comes to following the set
goals:
Set realistic goals: Any
expectation needs to be realistic and in tune with the innate aptitude and
capacity of a person. A child that gets an average of 60% in all subjects
cannot be expected to score 90% all at once the next time onwards. A more
realistic goal like understanding the concepts better or taking more efforts to
keep the answer sheets neat and clean could be some realistic targets that can
be set.
Break down the goals
into smaller, manageable ones: “I
will study better next year” is a vague and open statement that can lose steam
once the year begins and activities pour in. Instead, setting aside a specific
time frame for a particular activity each day will make the goal more
achievable and will also give a better perspective of where one stands
viz-a-viz the larger picture at any given point of time.
Expect setbacks:
Old and annoying habits take a long while to change. A lapse in the new routine
is natural and bound to happen, and especially if it is quite drastically
positioned to the existing one. The trick is to not get de-motivated by these
small failures. Always keep the larger goal in mind, brush off minor setbacks
and prepare yourself to surge ahead with renewed vigour.
Keep aside time for
self-improvement and hobbies: goals need not always be related to studies
or academics. It is vital to grow individually and become a better person with
each growing year. Taking time out to experience newer places, reading more
books, reaching out to others and pursuing hobbies are some of the things that
play a more vital role in shaping one’s personality. Make an attempt to include
these in your list of”to-achieve”.
And last and not the least,
Be sincere in your
approach: do not start the year with the notion that resolutions are meant
to be broken! Own the resolutions that you set and make every sincere effort to
see that they are fulfilled.
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