Why Children Should Be Encouraged to Dream Big?
Every child has a dream of what he/she wants to be when he/she grows up. Dreaming big, allow children to learn that they are responsible for most of the choices & decisions they make.
As rightly said by Edgar Cayce, “Dreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions”.
There are many reasons why children should be encouraged to dream big. Let us see how dreaming big can be useful for children of all ages:
1. Turn dreams into goals & reality
Although it sounds like a daunting task, yet remember that dreams don’t have age. So, dream big & achieve success in life.
Dreams are powerful & setting goals that are about more than just you can help children to develop great values. These can be achieved through the setting of goals, doing hard work & fruitful actions.
2. Create accountability
Working together for breaking down their goals into manageable & achievable chunk activities allows them to know that hard work really pays off. Goals are achieved through regular practicing small steps.
Put time frames on actions to create structure & accountability. This helps create the responsibility of studies among children.
3. Address failure, setbacks & life challenges
Children need to learn challenges as committing mistakes is normal. More important is, how they approach them. They should always believe every task to be possible, consistently put effort while staying determined in their way. They should open their mind to new possibilities, innovations & techniques; develop compassion for themselves & others.
Mistakes, challenges & setbacks are opportunities to grow & learn in life.
4. Positive self-talk
Self-talk is a great thing. Dreaming gives children the opportunity to practice positive self-talk. It helps in the encouragement of positive self-talk among their classmates, friends & within the community.
5. Sets them up for success
By dreaming big, children learn ‘the art of time management. Success is motivating especially for children. It would be wonderful to be always successful, creating a successful environment is also important. Setting small goals is a great way to do this. Big dreams are exciting. Be inspired by other big dreamers.
There are several advantages of dreaming big:
- Focus on long-term benefits
To have a dream means we want to live in a better reality than what we’re living now. That means we are focusing on making our lives better which will naturally bring us benefits in long term.
- Attract new opportunities
When we share our dreams with others, they can often make us aware of resources or connect us to people who can support us in achieving those dreams. As opportunities are always around us, when we are clear on our dreams, we will automatically become aware of things that will help us achieve them.
- Have clear visions in life
Our dreams are often the bigger-picture things we want to either experience or have in life. This will need to look at what is truly important to us and remain focused on the higher visions for our life.
Last but not the least, being a responsible parent; teach them-the art of living rich by dreaming big’. Focus on the process & not the outcome. Show some enthusiasm, be an open-minded person, let them follow their dreams, not yours.
Be Practical, not pessimistic because the bigger our dreams, the more potential in the dreamer!
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