Helping Your Child to Build Self-Management
- Nov 6, 2023
- 2 min read
The fundamental component of all behavior is self-management, which is the mental processes humans employ to control their attention and conduct. Last week, Ms. Pom emphasized the value of Self-awareness, which is a fantastic starting point for our path toward learning Social-Emotional Learning. This brings us to our next topic: Self-Management. Our goal is to learn how we can help our children become capable of understanding themselves, reflecting on themselves, and controlling their emotions.
What is Self-Management?
Self-management is the ability to take responsibility for your own actions, set personal goals for yourself and manage your time to ensure you do things to the best of your capacity. Being your own boss and organizing your life to the extent necessary to enable you to be the best version of yourself are the cornerstones of self-management!
For example: One sixth-grader, who is nervous about attending middle school, recalls that her fifthgrade teacher taught her that she can change her understanding of a frightening circumstance to help her feel less anxious. This girl chooses to see her new school as an adventure that could lead to making new friends, having amazing teachers, and having exciting opportunities, rather than something to fear.
Ways to practice Self-Management Skills at HOME
Embrace your child’s strength and weaknesses
Excellent parents recognize that their kids have amazing strengths and weaknesses! Your children will be able to succeed in their interpersonal and personal objectives if you let them recognize and embrace those. Talking to them and reassuring them of their strengths and weaknesses can help them understand what they can control, which will change the way they take care of themselves
Teaching Accountability
Set explicit guidelines and give them an input by involving them in the decision-making process. Not only are you giving them more opportunities, but you're also giving them the ability to comprehend accountability and the various ways in which they may put it into effect!
Understanding Emotions
Encouraging your children express themselves and their emotions in an honest dialogue. By doing this, you give them the ability to control their emotions and comprehend the reasons behind their feelings. Ask questions like: a. Why do you feel that way? b. What happened? c. How can you make yourself better?
Stick to a daily routine plan!
Telling them when a task needs to be done and how long it will take will help them organize their day. Rewriting their schedule in a daily planner and monitoring the amount of time they spend on each assignment are two more ways you may assist kids with work organization. By asking them what they would like to do at the end of each week, you can assist your child in helping them prioritize their things. Along with informing them of the remaining time and reminding them of deadlines, you can also inquire as to whether they have enough time to complete a task before it is due.
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Self-management is a continuous process that is unique to every child. As kids learn self-management techniques of their own, parents should be patient with them. Children require time to acquire these skills on their own, even though parental involvement can aid in their development.
Stay tuned as we will discuss Social Awareness next week!
Written by: Mr. Jebbs (Learning Support Teacher – jebbs.ciocon@sph.ac.id)
