Why Your Child Needs To Learn Self-Discipline And Control?

Parenthood brings a lot of responsibilities with itself. Though, most parents feel that the first two-three years are the most difficult and one eventually start getting a little free once the child starts going to school but that’s not entirely true. The real struggle begins when your child is about three or four years old and parents have to start telling the value of discipline to them. 

Developing discipline in your child is one of the most important aspects of parenthood; whether it is potty training or teaching them how to read and right, everything demands a good amount of attention. Most parents tend to get angry on their kids for being impulsive and not following a certain code of conduct but what they need to understand is that the approach they follow to sort of tame the wildness of their kids is not right. 

Self-discipline is not something they were born with. They will eventually have to develop it and that’s where good parenting and schooling play a part.  The following are some suggestions on how to inculcate self-discipline in children: 

Learning The Value Of Self-Discipline 

Criticism is something we all dislike. No one wants to face that situation. The situation becomes acute when children are in question. This is a brilliant situation to teach them self-control.  When your child is faced with a tricky situation, make sure they are taught that they should reciprocate with a good attitude and positive behaviour. This helps children to develop self-control. Good response in an unfavourable situation helps the children to learn self-control. This is an important lesson in life that only a few parents and top schools in Delhi and NCR thrust upon to apply. 

Developing Social Skills  

Social skills demonstrate a great deal of self-control. Not every child adjusts with his/her company. A lot of things are involved in the process such as complying with other’s needs, sharing space, food, parents, and friends too for that matter. When children adjust and control their natural impulses, they deserve praise and acknowledgement from both teachers and parents. Listening and knowing when and how to interrupt, anger control, reporting back after finishing a chore needs focus and self-discipline. 

Inculcating Morning Habits 

Morning routines, chores, and family schedules give children opportunities to children to learn responsibility and self-discipline.  Apart from this bedtime discipline, inculcating a habit of doing the right thing even when no one’s watching, all these things also play a great role in instilling self-discipline in the child.

What Makes Teaching A Great Career Option?

Many people consider teaching as a profession that one chooses when all the other options are closed. Many opinions float saying that teachers don't earn very well and the profession is no longer as respectful as it used to be. Especially, in a country like India, teachers don’t get the respect and pay that they actually deserve. Even the ones who think it's their calling tend to do something else because they feel that they won’t be able to take care of their monetary requirements if they continue to be in this profession. Some of the best IB schools in Delhi and NCR region are gracious enough to give their teachers a good salary but the situation is highly bleak in small towns and villages. 

So, what if this trend continues?     

We will face a dearth of teachers and be risking the education of the coming generation. But one must remember that teaching as a profession has many perks and if one has the passion for teaching then there is no looking back. Yes, you may never earn as high as in a high-profile corporate job but there are many other perks of making a career in the teaching profession and here, we mention a few of them.    

Job Stability

As we all know the job markets today are increasingly unstable with the shares in the stocks going up and down, no one really knows till when they are fired next. If you are a teacher you have a reliable stable salary even in an unstable job market. Best CBSE and ICSE schools in Gurgaon and NCR pay teachers well and also treat them with respect. 

Passion With Profession

Various career counsellors at different phases in your life would have advised you to follow your passion while choosing a profession. Teaching is one of those rare passions that is very safe so even if you start, with teaching it will pay less but still pay. The risk factor involved is way too less in comparison with any other profession like dancing or music or a corporate job for that matter

Lesser Working Hours

Teachers have reasonable working hours. Their shifts are much smaller than the people working in corporate offices, so the work-life balance is well maintained. If you love kids, you get to be around them for free and that is also a plus.