How parents can help their children to draw a positive image about their academic life, or study? DO you think there are specific variables of parenting we can examine in relation to self-concept?
Dear Marwa,
Based on my experience the most effective was to be present and actively ivolved in the moment - mindful - actively listening or actively reading their products and give them constructive feedback. The other thing was to reward them in that area where their self control was not yet developed. The reward should be a powerful contribution to their development in their area of academic interest (e.g. an extra book) whenever they mastered their self control thus strengthening their over-all self concept.
To parents children are there hopes & aspiration & right from childhood they observe every movement including the game they play -the way in which they are playing & writing in the notebooks the way in which they observe the music ,& song & such other observation it may help the parents to decide & also to guide in their academic self concept..
TWo key attitudes need to be conveyed from an early time.
1. That the effort one puts in to do something well is as important as intelligence, and
2. That one can always do a little bit better if one needs to.
But always without judgement of any kind. If judgement of success or otherwise is conveyed to the child they can become anxious to please the one who judges, and hence learn to focus on succeeding for others as opposed to succeeding for themselves. The latter being an importnt prerequisite for positive self concept development.
The key thing is to recognise that the child is an independent being with her own mind, life experience and aspirations. She/he is not an extension of us and we need not see ourselves reflected in her. Paying attention and listening to her and helping her discover herself is important. But there can be no rules in this of do this and do that. Each would do according to what they can and the way the relationship
Immediate reward is though most effective for a behavior you want to grow.
This is how circus artists shape their animals:)
I have provided a parent workshop to parents of children ages prek through 5 with a developmentally appropriate version of "exploring your world". Parents respond well to the idea that children need to learn through exploration, and that often in traditional school settings, there is little time to "explore" all of the possibilities for different children. Academic self-concept must also incorporate academic motivation, and there is a literature on academic motivation that might be useful to consult. I have attached a preK version of exploring, and an older version of academic motivation.
I have provided a parent workshop to parents of children ages prek through 5 with a developmentally appropriate version of "exploring your world". Parents respond well to the idea that children need to learn through exploration, and that often in traditional school settings, there is little time to "explore" all of the possibilities for different children. Academic self-concept must also incorporate academic motivation, and there is a literature on academic motivation that might be useful to consult. I have attached a preK version of exploring, and an older version of academic motivation.
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