Every Child is Born to Be a Genius

Yes, it is true. The seed to be a genius is in every child. And as parents, we can nurture and grow this seed so our child will blossom – or let it shrivel or even hinder its development. As parents or educators, our attitude and behavior toward the child determine whether the child will realize their potential or stay an underachiever.

A Genius Does Not Need to Be Perfect

Your child may have tendencies towards certain issues like ADHD, be on the autistic spectrum, or have other developmental issues. That doesn’t mean that there is no genius in them. The opposite holds true: A parent’s or educator’s patience and dedication can skyrocket a child’s ability to excel in specific areas, the area where this child can truly shine. You can learn how to recognize your child’s unique abilities and how to best nurture and grow their seeds of genius.

Every Child Needs Discipline

Loving your Child Does Not Mean Letting Them Do Whatever They Want

As parents or educators, we love our children. But often, we misunderstand the nature of parental love. Our ultimate purpose in child-rearing is to prepare the child for an independent and successful life as an adult. We show and live our values by being role models and modeling good behavior. We show our love to our children by giving them the right rules and establishing helpful boundaries at the right time so they can feel safe, but also explore new and interesting experiences while being shielded from real dangers as necessary. This kind of love, encouragement, and care helps children to grow up confident in their abilities, eager to explore and learn new things, and able to tolerate and deal with the unavoidable stresses and setbacks of adult life.

Teach Strategies and Skills, Not Content for Unlimited Memory and Knowledge

When you teach your child learning strategies, you develop brain circuitry in areas that foster confidence and self-sufficiency. We can train a child’s brain to have an amazing memory, to fluently speak 3 or more languages, and remember everything they need for their life. The important thing is to teach your children learning strategies, not just content, so they will be later able to continually learn new content and research matter on their own to grow their body of knowledge. Some of the most important strategies and skills (besides reading, writing, and basic math) are languages, strategies for faster learning, thinking and reasoning skills, and skills for communication with other humans.

Let Your Child Run Wild – In Their Imagination

Never discourage your child’s imagination. Your 3-year-old is imagining an ant riding a horse? Great! Encouraging their creativity in as many areas as possible will prepare your child to feel confident to explore new possibilities - and, as an adult, to imagine and invent a better future for them and others as well as to pave new routes in their chosen field. Make time for unstructured play activities. Make time to let your child choose what to play with and lovingly encourage creative ways of using materials for other purposes than we think they are meant for. Allow your child to play with everyday things, even food, in their own way while restraining our role to keep them safe and showing them positive attention.

Dreams are There to Become Reality

“If I can see my dream in my head, I can hold it in my hand”

Steve Jobs many decades ago dreamt of a gadget that would connect anyone in the world with another person elsewhere in split seconds, which would play any music you wish and one that would fit in his pocket. People laughed at him and thought he was mad, a dreamer. Young Stevie didn’t give up - and his persistence resulted in what we now know as the billion-dollar success story of Apple and the iPhone., iPod, iPad and so much more. Secret #8: Teach Your Child to See Opportunities Everywhere You can teach your child to have the mind of a winner. Everything in life can be an opportunity. An opportunity for personal growth, for greater success, for new development and learning. There are no failures, just opportunities to learn from mistakes and do better next time. Losing doesn’t mean the end of the world. Teach your child to see losing an opportunity to try again and eventually win in the future. Being told “NO” does not necessarily mean that something is impossible. It may be out of reach in this moment, but there may be options to make it a “Yes” in the future. Teach your child that “NO” means “Never ending Options”.