Helping Kids Build Their Dreams

Being a parent feels wonderful when your your kids talk about their dreams. What they state like something as simple as a good person to look after their younger sibling or simply build a house is good for it helps them to slowly realize what it meant. As a parent, I can only appreciate it and help them make plans, motivate and encourage them.

On Tuesday last week, a team of uniformed personnels had visited our CDC (Child Development Center). It is one of their programs this pandemic to encourage children as young as preschoolers to focus on their studies. Because of rising numbers of youths being persuaded and brain washed by leftist to join in their propaganda against the government that such programs of the government to help kids stay on the right track is a necessity.

Moreover, after the ceremony they fed the kids not only the daycare but all the children present. A pack of school supplies such as pencil, notebook and an eraser was distributed to each kid plus a soap for handwashing. (Unfortunately, I was not able to capture much because I was washing those mountains of cups and spoons used after the feeding.)

My daughter, who eats leisurely and was always left behind when eating was spoon fed by one among the young women officers.

Later, at bed time she told me she wanted to be a police officer, too. Little did I know she was fascinated by how the officers' bearing had influenced her.

A girl of 4 who loves to play with dolls and blocks, always wears dresses and loves disney princess characters; that I did not expect she likes to be a woman in uniform someday. That she wanted to have that shining black combat boots of the officers and a gun. She added that she loves to go on daycare centers to do feeding program for kids and hand over school supplies,too.

My son, who was listening intently to our conversation said he likes to be a laborer. I was like, what??! But I did not show any displeasure with what he said. I asked him what kind of labor he was thinking, instead. He answered that he likes to draw (though I can see he's not good in it) and build beautiful houses so he can change our bahay kubo into a concrete one. When I told and described to him an engineering profession he said he wanted to be one.

Again, he asked what about their grand dad if he was a laborer because he makes furnitures. Thus, I answered he is a business man who makes and sells wooden furnitures. But I think, he didn't understand what it meant by a businessman or tradesman. However, he exclaimed that maybe their granddad's making lots of money for building a big house.

They were of ages 7 and 4 and to respond with the "What would you like to become when you grew up" age-old question was still beyond their grasp of comprehension. I think our familial situation has something to do with. It's because the eldest have no idea about a profession that suits what he likes and the younger one had just come face to face with one that she suddenly admired.

Having an ambition is good to make them more motivated as they pursue their studies in the future. Lots of factors affect a child's future and choices are present whether to pursue with their desired degree or take another one as the factors affecting it make the option. Nevertheless, it's our duty to help our kids choose and decide possibilities against practicalities.

As parents, all we can do is to raise our kids who knew themselves and not one living by others standards. Another one is to bring them up as a dream chaser and help them discover the things that are either helping and hindering progress.

Failure is inevitable, thus they need also ecouragement and motivation from us in order to recover, refocus and pursue on their goal. Developing resilience is a way to make them get back up and continue on.

Helping them develop skills such as making them finish a difficult school assignment no matter how slow it may take. This will make them realize that success is achieved by perseverance.

Assigning your kids house chores is not child labor as long as it is one appropriate with their age and body frame. It is nevertheless, a good training in making them handle responsibility . While doing so, explain to them that as they take responsibility helps them develop skills they need in reaching their goals.

Setting goals for school progress and other activities that needed to be achieved monthly, quarterly or yearly teaches kids to aim for specific outcome. Doing this is an aid to help them learn to develop a plan and with the goal at hand is also a way to teach them time management- breaking down the big goal into smallet tasks until goal is attained on or before the specific time.

The ability to create a harmonious relationship with others, thus building friendship among kids is a good skill that needs to be instilled in them. Being a team player by cooperating with others helps them to learn the value of friendship. This relationship is a good way for them to learn that aside from family, they also have friends to count on during tough times.

As parents we can just be there for them, to guide and support in having a realistic dream. Of course, a child's dream may change as they grow older. Especially that they will be exploring the outside world, their capabilities and abilities. They will be soon developing more skills and talents, and be able to identify their strengths and weaknesses which is also essential in choosing a particular field.

To provide education for our kids is the most essential tool to help them build and make those dreams come into reality.

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