How Can You Help Your Child Grow In Four Areas Of Their Life - Physically, Intellectually, Emotionally and Socially?
By Applying The Principles We Use With Students In Our BASIC Skillz Program.
Welcome to our blog for your 5 to 6 year old child. Follow along as we share our successes. We dive into the science of why age-appropriate martial arts training is so beneficial to children in this age group. And we offer suggestions on how you can apply these concepts at home.
We're having a blast at Life Martial Arts Center helping 5 and 6 year olds develop into their best selves!
We're glad you're here, let's get started.
Kids, just like us adults, have a "best way" to learn. What factors shape that best way? How do we apply modern concepts to teach a 5 or 6 year old child in one of our programs, in order to guide them to be their best?
How do you get a group of energetic, unruly, fun-loving, ADHD, (fill-in-the-blank) 5 and 6 year old children to become laser-focused?
Tell them to start when they hear the word "GO!"...
... and then have some fun!
"My kid's lazy."
You are correct in recognizing that 5 and 6 year old children can and should show a sense of wanting to accomplish things, whether chores, learning or anything worthwhile.
But when they don't, parental panic can hit. After reminding - then threatening - and still things aren't done or rules aren't followed, it's time to discover positive strategies for nurturing intrinsic motivation in your child.
Read more: The Way 5 and 6 Year Olds Learn - Intrinsic Motivation
The instructor yells:
"If you do this drill five times with no mistakes, I'll do 10 pushups!"
You are looking at a class of now-highly-motivated students!
Read more: The Way 5 and 6 Year Olds Learn - Extrinsic Motivation
