Parents Taking Charge in Education Summer Fun and Learning
through Exposure Series Part 4- Teaching Children Responsibility by Mrs.
Dorothy Barron
Summer can
allow for a slower pace for some Parents and children. Consider taking this
time to provide opportunities to
Teach
your child/ren how to perform chores correctly and completely
Allow your child/ren to work at a job
with supervision
And/or Volunteer:
Teaching and exposure to the above can
provide your child/ren with:
·
Lifelong
skills
·
A
work ethic
·
A
way to give back to the community
·
Social
skills
·
Becoming
a responsible individual
·
Building
his/her confidence and self-esteem
Creative
Ways to make chores, jobs and volunteerism fun; here are a couple of
suggestions:
·
Compile
a list of activities of which your child/ren would like to engage. Whichever
child completes his/her chore(s) first and best (comparable with age level) gets
to choose first from the activity list.
·
Game:
Who can we help, today (Volunteerism)? Notice people around you and ask your
child/ren to name a way(s) in which he/she would assist. If providing
assistance in certain cases are applicable, possible, and appropriate and with your full supervision consider allowing
your child/ren to provide assistance.
This wraps
up our 4 Part Parents Taking Charge in
Education Summer Fun and Learning through Exposure Series; thank you for
joining me.
Illustration Credit for the 3
pictures above: Niks
Mrs.
Dorothy Barron, Founder
