Every parent wants their child to develop a love of learning. At the same time, many parents feel unsure about how to instill that love in their small children. Thankfully, there are many easy ways to integrate fun learning into your daily life.
Every parent wants their child to develop a love of learning. At the same time, many parents feel unsure about how to instill that love in their small children. Thankfully, there are many easy ways to integrate fun learning into your daily life. In this post, we will discuss inexpensive and simple ways you can encourage your child’s love of learning.
Chase Their Questions
Young Children love asking questions. They want to know how things work and why things are the way they are. As a parent, it can be exhausting to attempt to answer all these questions every day. However, one great way to encourage a child’s love of learning is to follow their lines of inquiry and learn all you can. Is your child asking you to explain how your car works? Find books about the inner workings of cars at your local library. Or maybe your child asks you about animals throughout the day. Search for educational videos online and watch them together to encourage learning. By pursuing the topics that your child is naturally curious about, you teach them to listen to their “inner student,” and you give them the tools to answer questions for themselves.
The most important thing about your young child challenging their inner interests is one, they are aware of their learning environment and two this special time means development and more time to talk to your kids. Communication is important in all aspects but the questions they ask are exciting! It is often overlooked that school is not the only time for a child’s development. Focus on the moment and endure the fact that your preschooler is on the road to success. Can you think back to a time when you were in their shoes asking these same things?
Try listening to a podcast with your child, here are a few great examples of some: “Five Child-Friendly Podcasts That Adults Love, Too”
This probably goes without saying but reading as a family is a wonderful way to promote learning in your home. This doesn’t need to be limited to reading books to your child when they are small. In fact, experts recommend continuing to read aloud to your children long after they are capable of reading for themselves. Additionally, there are ways to read together even when you struggle to find the time. Most libraries have a wide selection of audiobooks. You can listen to these together at meals or in the car, and then enjoy discussing what you read.
Is your child learning to read? Or maybe they are an advanced reader? We put links for each topic in the two sentences in case either of these two questions apply to you, if you’re looking for ways to help your child. Preschoolers and other children of older ages can always enhance their ability to read. Whether your children are struggling readers or their reading skills are above par, there is always a good fit for a book that drives enthusiasm or even writing. Of course, don’t forget there is always time to play games throughout the day and weekend.
It’s easy to get into the habit of always rushing from point A to point B. But children aren’t wired the way we are, and often they attempt to travel at a slower pace while t