Willpower must be trained, and the sooner children train, the better for the benefit of the person. Willpower is trained like any other activity, it is not something that is born in the genetic repertoire.
It should be clear that will power is what people put as a need, far above immediate pleasure or something they simply want more. Every time an activity has a sacrifice, willpower is needed.
Useful tips to work will power in children
- Always keep in mind that duty is priority instead of what offers pleasure. You should always start with what costs a little more, than with what reinforces us.
- Make the easy way. Try to find the simple way, avoiding long-term goals, which can generate frustration, discouragement and, therefore, lose willpower. Then you should think of small steps that strengthen the person.
- Always anticipate. On the way, obstacles are often encountered and people move away, and a lot of willpower is required. The important thing is to know what we can find ourselves with, what the obstacles are, to think what the solutions will be so that we do not have to leave and make things easier.
- Do not abuse willpower. If, for example, during the day you have a certain amount of willpower, the fact of being very restrictive will cause this force to be lost. You should not abuse, always keep your balance.
- You need to sleep and rest. To recharge your willpower, you need two (02) nutrients, the glucose that is willpower in your brain and the other is the dream, if you do not rest in a minimum of six (06) or seven (07) hours you will be tired. Fatigue means that what requires willpower is abandoned.
- The will requires an appropriate emotional state. Sadness, anxiety, frustration, and anger are enemies of willpower.
- Be compassionate about the mistake. Usually when people are wrong they tend to self-criticize and even self-flagellate themselves. When people are not compassionate to themselves, there are two areas in the brain that are called self-inhibition and when they are inhibited, what they do is inhibit that possible change. The brain what it does is to protect the person from himself, then when he notices that the person is going to criticize or he will have a bad time, he gets blocked.
- Learn from mistakes and rework plans. When people are wrong they must assume that it is part of the way. Making a mistake is a moment of constructive analysis.
- Practice serenity. To maintain calm, practice relaxation techniques, meditation, visualization of the goal and process, those things that make you feel good, it will be much easier to work with willpower.
How can we cultivate strength of will in children?
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The will is a process, it is not something that happens and the child must have a certain age to express it.
- You can not ask a child of two (02) years to work in willpower. It requires work and dedication.
- Ask the child to show what willpower is for him.
- Teach children that their commitment to school, their diet, their daily tasks, require strength of will, and it is the only way that everything is fulfilled.
For the child to have willpower, he must develop several strengths. The development of willpower must be done with awareness.
Activities to motivate children in willpower
Placement of sticker. Ask the children to do an activity in a specific time limit, for example, it can be painting. Children should be aware that when ringing the bell it is time to show their works of art.
To motivate them in their will power by the effort made, the stickers are placed in the center of the forehead, symbolizing that they have achieved it and that they fulfilled the task. This helps children make an effort, because they want to be worthy of the symbol of effort.
They should be rewarded as much as possible, reinforcing it to make them feel good. So in this way the child values the effort.
Learning to have willpower when spelling words.
All children have willpower, only force must be trained in some less than in others, this is due to the skills they have.
To motivate them in studies, in learning and in any activity they want and require in life, learning to spell words is a good stimulant.
Performing a spelling contest in the classroom will motivate the children to want to learn more each day, and this requires a strength of personal will, which is also for their own benefit.
The more children try their best, the better their performance and this learning can be applied for life.
Willpower is about making small adjustments to get what you want.
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