How to Nurture and Educate Your Child So They Want to Learn

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by Carol A Henderson

If you are interested in providing an education to your child in a homeschool environment, it is absolutely essential that you learn how to properly nurture and educate your child so they want to learn.

The love and care that we project to our children will determine how they grow up, the values that they place on education and the manner in which they will parent their own children.

By having a desire to educate your child in a homeschool classroom, you have already taken a major step in nurturing your child and building a motivation to learn.

This is because you are showing an interest in your child's academics and have a desire for them to achieve success in their academics. Throughout this guide, you will be provided with additional tactics on how to nurture and educate your child so that they have a desire to learn and an appreciation towards learning. By taking these steps, you are assisting your child's academic success.

Recognize the Child as an Individual

The first step to nurturing your child so that they have a desire to learn is to nurture them as individuals. According to child development specialists and those that work in medical fields, such as psychology, the passion that we each experience for learning, working and living stems from our innermost being.

You should always work with your child in order to assist them in discovering who they are and their individual passions. By doing so, you are cultivating their sense of self-worth. You should strive to encourage your child and express to them that you believe in their talents, skills and dreams.

By doing so, you will find that your child starts to believe in their own talents, skills and dreams. When recognizing the child as an individual in the homeschool classroom, you should perform the following steps:

1. It is important to encourage your child and to inform them regularly of how proud you are of them and their accomplishments. If a child feels as if they have a unique sense of purpose, they will develop an identity about themselves that is positive. This level of positivity will then turn into productivity when it comes to their education-based tasks. When you observe your child doing a good job at something, you should always praise them. By doing so, you will find that they start to experience higher levels of competence and that they feel valued.


2. When nurturing your child to succeed in education and in the homeschool classroom, it is important that you make a point in listening to them and showing an interest in those things that they are passionate about. You should ask them how they feel regularly, inquire about their opinions and even ask for their ideas. If a child feels that you have a true interest in what they feel and the way that they think, they will feel valuable to you and will open up to you more regularly.


3. Express to your child that they are special and unique. That the things that they enjoy, the way that they think and their feelings make them an individual. You may even elect to use a homeschool education curriculum that centers on your child's unique traits, interests and characteristics. By doing so, you are nurturing a personality that will have a desire to learn.

The Real World

Many children that are in a homeschool education environment benefit more than their peers that attend traditional academic institutions because of the fact that they often have more knowledge and expertise about what many refer to as the "Real World". If you want to nurture your child in such a way that they are driven to learn and achieve academic success, you may take the following steps:

1. You should always set an example for your children when it comes to attitudes and various types of behaviors as far as education is concerned. You should ensure that your child observes your natural passion for learning and working. As a result, they will start to model this passion. Motivating through example is one of the most positive means of building a desire to learn when it comes to kids.


2. When educating your child in a homeschool classroom, it is important to utilize standard, everyday activities in life to teach them. All of these activities - regardless of how small or large they are - assist in developing skills and building knowledge. Children may learn about responsibility, consequences, being reliable, how to make decisions and how to develop respect for themselves and others.


3. If you elect to homeschool your child, you should always have high, but realistic, expectations for your child. Hard work, self-discipline and the ability to overcome obstacles will build a child's self-confidence and will assist in helping them become more motivated at learning.

Conclusion

The homeschool classroom is quickly becoming the top education choice among parents. It is more than just teaching kids, it is an opportunity for a child to develop as an individual and to recognize their own strengths and weaknesses. Once weaknesses are identified, a child may then turn them into strengths if they are nurtured in such a way that they want to learn.

The steps contained in this guide will motivate and encourage children to become excited when it comes to their education. Your involvement should be both positive and proactive. Above all, you should celebrate all accomplishments. By doing so, you will produce a passionate learner that will excel in the homeschool classroom and all other academic endeavors.

Carolann Henderson, homeschooling mom, website editor and researcher. You'll find some more homeschooling articles, games, lots more on homeschooling kindergarten, general homeschooling information, free resources, tips and encouragement on my website.

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