BUILD YOUR KID'S WORK SKILLS B.PLACE TIME LIMITS ON LEISURE ACTIVITIES

TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE ON A REGULAR BASIS D.HELP KIDS DEVELOP COPING STRATEGIES E.HELP YOUR KIDS FIGURE OUT WHO THEY ARE 【A1】______ YOU CAN START THIS PROCESS WHEN THEY ARE 11 OR 12.PERIODICALLY REVIEW THEIR EMERGING STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES WITH THEM AND WORK TOGETHER ON ANY SHORTCOMINGS, LIKE DIFFICULTY IN COMMUNICATING WELL OR COLLABORATIN G.ALSO, IDENTIFY THE KINDS OF INTERESTS THEY KEEP COMING BACK TO, AS THESE OFFER CLUES TO THE CAREERS THAT WILL FIT THEM BEST. 【A2】______ KIDS NEED A RANGE OF AUTHENTIC ROLE MODELS—AS OPPOSED TO MEMBERS OF THEIR CLIQUE, POP STARS AND VAUNTED ATHLETES.HAVE REGULAR DINNER-TABLE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PEOPLE THE FAMILY KNOWS AND HOW THEY GOT WHERE THEY AR E.DISCUSS THE JOYS AND DOWNSIDES OF YOUR OWN CAREER AND ENCOURAGE YOUR KIDS TO FORM. SOME IDEAS ABOUT THEIR OWN FUTUR E. WHEN ASKED WHAT THEY WANT TO DO, THEY SHOULD BE DISCOURAGED FROM SAYING 'I HAVE NO IDEAS.' THEY CAN CHANGE THEIR MINDS 200 TIMES, BUT HAVING ONLY A FOGGY VIEW OF THE FUTURE IS OF LITTLE GOO D. 【A3】______ TEACHERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR TEACHING KIDS HOW TO LEARN; PARENTS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR TEACHING THEM HOW TO WOR K.ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITIES AROUND THE HOUSE AND MAKE SURE HOMEWORK DEADLINES ARE MET.ENCOURAGE TEENAGERS TO TAKE A PART-TIME JO B.KIDS NEED PLENTY OF PRACTICE DELAYING GRATIFICATION AND DEPLOYING EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS, SUCH AS MANAGING TIME AND SETTING PRIORITIES. 【A4】______ PLAYING VIDEO GAMES ENCOURAGES IMMEDIATE CONTENT.AND HOURS OF WATCHING TV SHOWS WITH CANNED LAUGHTER ONLY TEACHES KIDS TO PROCESS INFORMATION IN A PASSIVE WAY.AT THE SAME TIME, LISTENING THROUGH EARPHONES TO THE SAME MONOTONOUS BEATS FOR LONG STRETCHES ENCOURAGES KIDS TO STAY INSIDE THEIR BUBBLE INSTEAD OF PURSUING OTHER ENDEAVORS. ALL THESE ACTIVITIES CAN PREVENT THE GROWTH OF IMPORTANT COMMUNICATION AND THINKING SKILLS AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR KIDS TO DEVELOP THE KIND OF SUSTAINED CONCENTRATION THEY NEED FOR MOST JOBS. 【A5】______ THEY SHOULD KNOW HOW TO DEAL WITH SETBACKS,STRESSES AND FEELINGS OF INADEQUACY.THEY SHOULD ALSO LEARN HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND RESOLVE CONFLICTS, WAYS TO BRAINSTORM AND THINK CRITICALLY.DISCUSSIONS AT HOME CAN HELP KIDS PRACTICE DOING THESE THINGS AND HELP THEM APPLY THESE SKILLS TO EVERYDAY LIFE SITUATIONS.