Kids and Teens ( How Extracurricular Activities Can Help Children Develop Key Skills )
If you have children, you would want them to be successful in
life, and hope that the world will be a better place for them to live.
If you do not have children, then you would hope that when you retire,
the next generations to come will be able to protect your investments in
the world, and strive to make the world a better place to live in so
that you can enjoy your retired years. In order for our children to be
successful, we need to instill in them key values and skills that they
will need to survive at an early age.
The best thing a child can do to develop valuable skills in life is to be involved in extracurricular activities. This could be playing a team sport such as basketball or football, being involved in a student organization, or an activity that allows them to be creative such as band or art. Think about the things you did as a child, and how it either helped or hindered you as you got older. With the newer generations, things are defiantly not like they use to be, but the general life rules are still along the same guidelines. Social skills, teamwork and leadership skills are three great key skills that can help in any situation in life. Children can learn how to apply these skills in the real world by experiencing them within real life situations, which can be through extracurricular activities.
Social Skills are essential skills that are needed to build relationships with others. Being involved in extracurricular activities can illustrate how important communication is, which can be used in personal relationships or in the career field. This can be non-verbal or verbal communication. When one is able to communicate effectively, then he or she also carries a level of self-confidence. Having self-confidence leads to self-pride and respect. This means that one will value and take pride in their work.
Teamwork can be important whether you are working in a group as a team closely together, or if you are working individually on a project that will contribute to a team's effort. Working as a team will illustrate how each team has their own goals to meet, and everyone has to do their part to help the team reach their common goal. Every role is important, no matter how big or small the role may be. Just like in any team sport, if the team wins or loses, then everyone on the team wins or loses. Teamwork can also teach the importance of motivation and how to be a brother or sister's keeper.
Leadership is a developmental skill that makes our world what it is today. Leadership is all around us, and it takes special people to take on those leadership roles. It does not matter which activity a child wishes to participate in, there are opportunities within each to choose from. They can be captain of the football team, president of the student government or drum major in the band. They will learn about time management and how to prioritize, how to deal with different personalities, how to set goals and meet them, how to make decisions, and the list can go on depending on the activity they are involved in.
All three of these skills are just a few basic skills that children can develop from being involved in extracurricular activities. As you can see, many of these skills can work together or separate. As people, we tend to look for these skills in our relationships and in our employers or employees. Therefore or children, which are our future, needs to start developing these skills at an early age until they are free to live on their own. Our society needs to invest in our children by assuring that extracurricular activities are available for the kids in every city, weather is it provided through the schools they attend, or a local community center. If we just work together as a community, then we can make sure that every child has the opportunity to participate and build these key essentials, to help make our world a better place as we get older.
The best thing a child can do to develop valuable skills in life is to be involved in extracurricular activities. This could be playing a team sport such as basketball or football, being involved in a student organization, or an activity that allows them to be creative such as band or art. Think about the things you did as a child, and how it either helped or hindered you as you got older. With the newer generations, things are defiantly not like they use to be, but the general life rules are still along the same guidelines. Social skills, teamwork and leadership skills are three great key skills that can help in any situation in life. Children can learn how to apply these skills in the real world by experiencing them within real life situations, which can be through extracurricular activities.
Social Skills are essential skills that are needed to build relationships with others. Being involved in extracurricular activities can illustrate how important communication is, which can be used in personal relationships or in the career field. This can be non-verbal or verbal communication. When one is able to communicate effectively, then he or she also carries a level of self-confidence. Having self-confidence leads to self-pride and respect. This means that one will value and take pride in their work.
Teamwork can be important whether you are working in a group as a team closely together, or if you are working individually on a project that will contribute to a team's effort. Working as a team will illustrate how each team has their own goals to meet, and everyone has to do their part to help the team reach their common goal. Every role is important, no matter how big or small the role may be. Just like in any team sport, if the team wins or loses, then everyone on the team wins or loses. Teamwork can also teach the importance of motivation and how to be a brother or sister's keeper.
Leadership is a developmental skill that makes our world what it is today. Leadership is all around us, and it takes special people to take on those leadership roles. It does not matter which activity a child wishes to participate in, there are opportunities within each to choose from. They can be captain of the football team, president of the student government or drum major in the band. They will learn about time management and how to prioritize, how to deal with different personalities, how to set goals and meet them, how to make decisions, and the list can go on depending on the activity they are involved in.
All three of these skills are just a few basic skills that children can develop from being involved in extracurricular activities. As you can see, many of these skills can work together or separate. As people, we tend to look for these skills in our relationships and in our employers or employees. Therefore or children, which are our future, needs to start developing these skills at an early age until they are free to live on their own. Our society needs to invest in our children by assuring that extracurricular activities are available for the kids in every city, weather is it provided through the schools they attend, or a local community center. If we just work together as a community, then we can make sure that every child has the opportunity to participate and build these key essentials, to help make our world a better place as we get older.
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