{"id":16,"date":"2023-06-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.mabelslabels.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/28\/10-ways-to-get-your-child-excited-to-learn\/"},"modified":"2023-07-20T18:53:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T18:53:07","slug":"10-ways-to-get-your-child-excited-to-learn-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mabelslabels.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/17\/10-ways-to-get-your-child-excited-to-learn-2\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Ways to Get Your Child Excited to Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The start of this school year will be all about facing unfamiliar situations and acclimatizing to new routines. Eventually, though, it will be time to learn again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Due to the pandemic and summer vacation, your child may not have been in a traditional school environment or had to \u201cbuckle down\u201d to do a legitimate amount of schoolwork in several \u2013 or many \u2013 months. As the academic expectations and homework assignments return, here are some tips and strategies to help keep motivation levels high:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Find a subject or topic that interests them.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you can ignite passion, you can ignite learning. All parents want their kids to find things that truly interest them \u2013 but we need to let them be individuals and make their own discoveries. Katie Hurley, author of The Happy Kid Handbook<\/em><\/a>, points out: \u201cWhen parents support instead of push, kids find their passions and interests and learn to follow their own paths toward success and happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this in mind, ask your kids about the things they\u2019re doing, reading and watching. If their eyes light up when they\u2019re describing something, pay extra attention and try to help coax that spark into a full-fledged flame. Expose them to a variety of different experiences<\/a> in hopes that they\u2019ll connect with something that is meaningful to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Stay one step ahead.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Parent involvement and enthusiasm are a major factor in a child\u2019s learning \u2013 especially since many homes have had to become makeshift school environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take a few minutes to proactively log in to your child\u2019s online learning account or classroom blog and get a sneak peek at upcoming activities or assignments. You\u2019ll be better prepared to guide him through the task and defuse any frustration that might bubble up. If the class is doing a novel study, pre-read the book so you can casually discuss it, pointing out surprising moments, characters you like or dislike, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Promote reading of any kind.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A love of reading opens kids\u2019 minds and sets them up for success<\/a> in academics and beyond. Shared reading experiences are powerful at a young age, so set aside a daily time to read together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To inspire independent reading in older kids, seek out options that will appeal specifically to them. Your young reader may eagerly dive in to a popular novel series, be intrigued by non-fiction fact books, or gravitate to comic strip-style graphic novels. Embrace the notion that all reading is good reading, and be extra resourceful<\/a> in your quest to put appealing content into her hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Identify your child’s learning style.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We all learn in different ways, so it\u2019s worthwhile to figure out how your child learns best<\/a>. This information will help you structure tasks accordingly and foster optimal study habits. While the three learning styles are interconnected, your child likely has a stronger tendency toward one of them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n