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 EXTREME Skillz Program.
Welcome to our blog for your 10 to 14 year old soon-to-be young adult. Follow along as we share our successes. We dive into the science of why age-appropriate martial arts training is so beneficial to youth 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 10 to 14 year olds develop into their best selves!
We're glad you're here, let's get started.
Youth, 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 10 to 14 year old student in one of our programs, in order to guide them to be their best?
How do you get a group of energetic, apathetic, unruly, fun-loving, ADHD, (fill-in-the-blank) 10 to 14 year old young adults 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 10 to 14 year old youth 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 10 to 14 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 10 to 14 Year Olds Learn - Extrinsic Motivation
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