Success: it's what every parent wants for their child and anyone is capable of achieving it. Contrary to popular assumption, people
aren't just born into lucky circumstances that create winners; anyone
can train their brain to think like one. Here are some suggested tactics that your child can harness to succeed, no matter what his definition of success is:
1. Be Resilient. Show your child that, as easy
as it is to mope about failure, it's just as easy to examine what
worked, what didn't, and what you can do better next time. A winner's
brain recovers from life's challenges by dealing with shortcomings,
misfires, and failures whether they are self-generated or brought on by
circumstances beyond one's control. Winners reframe failures so that
they work to their advantage and recognize that when things don't go
according to plan the journey isn't necessarily over—and in fact failure
is often a new opportunity in disguise.
2. Narrow Your Focus. Your child can try distracting himself
temporarily with a simple meditation exercise: disconnect from your
project to take notice of the little things in your surroundings—the
sounds, the sights, the smells. When he returns to his project, he'll
be able to zoom in on what he's doing.
3. Engage Your Opportunity Radar. Opportunity Radar is
the ability to turn something that most people would perceive as a
failure or an inconvenience into inspiration. Winners are continually
scanning for blips on life's radar screen, and when a blip looks
interesting, they investigate. People
with exceptional Opportunity Radar recognize that opportunities don't
always come gift-wrapped; more often than not they come wrapped in a
problem or an idea that everyone else has simply missed. Encourage your
child to develop his radar by embracing the aspects of an attempt that
did work and expanding upon them, rather than throwing in the towel at
the first sign of defeat.
4. Take Care of Your Brain. Optimal brain function is
not a case of nature trumping nurture. It's also how you nurture what
nature gave you...and it turns out what is good for the body is usually
good for the brain (which is after all a part of the body). We've
identified four brain-care habits that are of particular importance for a
healthy brain: physical activity, providing your brain with rich and
meaningful experiences, eating a brain-healthy diet, and getting plenty
of good sleep. Most pediatricians recommend an hour or more of physical
activity and between 10 and 14 hours of sleep for school-age children.
Rich and meaningful experiences can be obtained through extracurriculars
or hobbies. Foods rich in Omega-3 and -6 fatty acids, found in many
lean meats and oils, and antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables,
are the best brain food.
5. Reboot Often. If your child find himself in a slump with
something he's normally good at, try a reboot. Take a few lessons,
read a book geared toward beginners, or practice some basic drills. Top
athletes we've spoken with do this frequently, but it also applies to
just about any skill or task where your child find himself stuck in a rut. For your child, this can mean wiping the slate clean and going back to
basics. If your child is struggling in math, suggest that he start his
next round of studying with simple addition and subtraction problems,
and work his way back up to speed.
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