Encouraging children to create study habits, determines success and happiness in achieving their goals.
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The incorporation of study habits guarantees to a great extent the success of the student, that is why, it must generate a routine of daily work and be annexed to the family dynamics.
It is important for children, a system that helps them face more complex tasks. For this reason, creating habits guarantees the best way to study, making things easier.
Habits that should be incorporated in children
For children to be attentive they must maintain a series of attitudes, which will allow them to continue with an adequate rhythm in their study habits.
Some of these attitudes to have a good habit are:
- Order. It is about that the tasks are carried out from more to less difficulty.
- Short rest periods. Approximately a three (03) minute rest routine should be incorporated, so that you relax and your performance is better.
- Maintain order and cleanliness. Both in the workplace and at work itself, so that you are accustomed to deliver your duties impeccably.
- Reasoning. The educator or representative must help to so that the child can do it alone. Example of comments: Do not miss a step? What do you think they are asking you?
- Method of Motivation. Record all the issues on a sheet daily, so that none of their fulfillment escapes.
- Finishing the task. You can cross out one by one, when you have verified that everything is fine.
The correct study habits support the learning capacity, and once acquired, it does not cost any work to put them into practice.
What are the incorrect study habits that should be avoided?
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- Avoid in children, say they have understood everything, when it is not like that.
- Memorization without thinking, (concepts or information).
- Distraction easily.
- Without thinking, doing things.
- Postpone the time to study.
The development of habits prevents failure in studies. For this reason, bad habits must be replaced by good ones, and therefore, a reward will be generated.
Training for the acquisition of study habit
Habits contribute to the formation of a self-concept, promoting the construction of learning in a calm and safe way, assimilating what is learned effectively.
Guidelines to carry out the habit acquisition process:
As an educator, we must bear in mind that the habit is not acquired overnight, but must be patient and understanding.
Help children to see the achievements and benefits obtained, generates interest in students.
The habit of repeating generates changes, but it must be done by small steps.
It is good to let them know that the results they will obtain will be important in the study habit.
It is essential to evaluate the habits that should be modified and those that should be favored.
The key to the creation of habits is perseverance and discipline, favoring their efficiency in learning.
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Very interesting your post @carmenl, is a very important point but very few practice. We must help our children to have discipline and create study habits by letting them know that it will be worth their effort!
Studying is worthwhile in every way, it is what shapes us as people and professionals.