Parents’ Interest Verse Their Anxiety
Young children are so sensitive. As I said earlier, they may not completely understand what they feel, hear, or sense, but it does have a major effect on their learning. Their sense of security and well being comes from their parents. They try hard to do things that bring happiness to their parents. This helps them feel as much joy as it does their parents. If the parents are interested in the child’s progress, the child will try to please them if at all possible. Even if the child is struggling at some point along the road to success, the fact that their parents are interested and care about what they are learning will help so much in keeping them focused on the task ahead.
In today’s world there are so many interesting and fun distractions for young children. What child wouldn’t prefer to play “Nintendo” or watch TV to practicing the piano which is at this point frustrating to them? Only with the wonderful interest of the parents in their success in the endive learning piano will a child is willing to leave the fun and games for the more frustrating task of practicing. The few moments they take out of their busy day to ask the child if they will share this week’s assigned piece with them will pay off with a handsome reward for both now and in the future.
Anxiety about the child success will have the completely opposite effect on the child. If the parent is anxious about the child succeeding the child becomes tense and fearful. They will try not to practice because they fear they will not please their parents, something that does not bring the child happiness or success.
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