Leading Life in a Disciplined Manner

Discipline is one of the very important lessons in life that can take one to heights and even bring one down to the lows in case it is overlooked. Time management and organization are two sides of the same coin under discipline, and they are very important to be taught to children in the early stages of their growth. Some of the kids have these ingrained in their memory and thus reflect the same in their daily activities. But there would be some who face difficulties in managing their day-to-day activities and often commit mistakes. Not to worry, this article helps in providing the top 5 tricks to aid them in bringing the organization into their lives.

The mantras to success

Based on thorough research by child specialists, the following are the top 5 strategies that should be introduced to teach the basics of discipline to children:

1. Breakdown of tasks into small chores

Every task should be broken into smaller chores or activities. Not only would children be interested to complete those, but would also find the connection between them. Therefore, the first tip must always be teaching the kids to break-up their major tasks into smaller milestones and then follow those to achieve the larger picture. 

2. Making and following a checklist

A checklist lists down all of the activities that are to be done in a day, along with their duration. This is the best tool to chronologically arrange the day’s chores, starting from waking up to going to bed before sleep. Initially, it would act as a daily reminder to children, but slowly with time, the list would get ingrained in their mind and they would complete the activities without having to be reminded. 

3.Teaching the use of the calendar

Teaching children to use the calendar helps them to set major goals for each day and chart out the time required to complete those.

4. How to use free time?

Free time allows children to engage in hobbies and learn skills beyond their school work. Thus, it is very important to teach them planning, prioritizing, and estimating their work. Not only does it keep a track of their new learnings in the entire period, but it also reflects upon their regular work. 

5. Organization of the study place

The last important thing is to organize the study table. This is the corner where the child spends the maximum time after school to complete homework and recapitulate the day’s study. Thus, the more organized it remains, the lesser would be the distractions, and more would be the concentration power. The same behavior would get reflected in the child, once it grows up and gets into the race of life.

Therefore, on a concluding note, teaching children organization from early childhood bears short-term and long-term results.