Builiding Responsibility in Children

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BUILIDINGRESPONSIBILITY IN

CHILDREN


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Responsibility Defined

Personal acceptancefor conductConcerning others

Our surroundingsOurselves


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Responsibility DefinedIncludes: keeping

obligations, striving forpersonal/moral best,self-discipline, honesty


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Responsibility DefinedInternally

motivated; avoluntary choice


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With busy schedules andseemingly intractableproblems, how can we bestnavigate the tricky waters ofbuilding responsibility


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To developresponsibility the first

stepTEACH YOUR CHILD TO

LOVEHERSELF/HIMSELF.


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Let children know they

create and are responsiblefor any feeling they

experience.


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Responsibility & children

Use consequences when they makemistakes.

- Use fair and logical consequences.

- Develop consequences for bothresponsible and irresponsible

behaviours, and consistently applythese consequences


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Empowering CHILDREN

Children have to learn they havechoices. Some are easy and someare difficult. Highly effective parent

know that it is only when childrenare empowered to take charge oftheir own life that a parents true

mission has been accomplished.


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Responsibility & Children

Help Children See HowTheir Actions Effect

Others.
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It is through active participationin events or activities thatchildren learn and develop skills

that lead to acting appropriately.


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Responsibility & Childre

Talk to children about

feelings of others. (Howothers feel.)


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Responsibility & Children

Dont do things that children arecapable of doing by herself/himself.Help him/her do it. Make parents

understand this clearly.

Unsolicited Help is a mistake.


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Don't use rewards with children

If you want your children to developan intrinsic sense of responsibility,they need to learn the "big picture"value of the things they do.

They won't learn that if they'refocused on what they're going to"get."


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EFFORTS vs.

RESULTSFocus on efforts not

only on results.Reward efforts.


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Teaching Responsibility

Help children learnto care for

themselves.


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Be supportive when childrenexperience failure as well as success.


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Give the children real andmeaningful work to do.


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Use your imagination

Teach responsibility lessons increative ways. If a movie characterdoes something wrong, ask her if she

had been in the characters placewhat she would have done.


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A powerful question to ask

Stretch their imagination and help them listen

to their conscience Use this as thebasis for everyday behavior by continuallyasking them the question: Is it the right thing

to do?. Is it going to lead you to where you

want to go?


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Self Monitoring System


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Series of non challenging skill

building activities


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A Responsible child

Respects himself/herself and others

Develops love of learning

Learns self-control

Becomes empathic

Make choices (wisely sometimes).


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A Responsible child

Not harm self or others

Treat others kindly-most of thetime

Is considerate, compassionate,and cooperative

Is honest, sincere and reliable


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CONCLUSION

Responsibility is a value childrenlearn from their parents, schools,peers, and society. It is a lifelong

skill that helps children besuccessful throughout life. So makeraising a responsible a priority.


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Responsibility

Responsibility is a lifelong skill that you canteach to your younger childrenbeginningnow!

Children will be better armed to makedecisions, learn control and grow as youwant her to, as a person who does taskswithout whining or your constant direction.


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Mahesh Ramamurthy

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