From clenching a tiny fist to crawling on all fours, to slowly tottering on unstable legs, the child is always passing from one stage of skill development to the next.

Without the gradual transition of each phase into the other, no human being would ever be able to cope or develop into a fully functional human being. Each stage is necessary, each skill is necessary, to grow, and be something more than you were.

For a child entering formal education, the development of these skills must become an even more essential part of their life, whereby they do not spend a single day without learning something new that they can carry on with themselves. The education system must encourage and hone this curious growth and progress of the child, instead of limiting it to a set of conventional norms and expectations. The more the child’s inquisitiveness and enthusiasm for novelty are limited now, the more unlikely they are to show interest in learning more later on in life when it becomes extremely necessary.

The development of skills and talents is a form of free expression when the child is allowed to pursue what truly interests or pleases him or her. This liberty promotes a sense of self-esteem in accepting yourself for your talents and strengths, as opposed to your ability to cope and obey what you are told or expected of.

A child who is allowed to develop skills in their area of interest would naturally do better than a child who is coerced into learning or practicing a field that they are not interested in.

The former would feel more job satisfaction, a happier standard of living, while the latter would spend his or her days trying to satisfy the wants and expectations of others. Additionally, in an increasingly competitive environment, in which the wants and needs of people are constantly changing, and the patterns of growth and development are constantly evolving, the need to excel in newer fields, adapting to situations, bringing forth new ideas and imaginative solutions that challenge the conventional norms is becoming more and more necessary to excel or grow in any field whatsoever. Be it in the field of software programming, or mechanical engineering, or manufacturing, or teaching, the need for novelty and innovation is persistent and never-ending.

So don’t go expecting your child to excel, by just going to school and working hard with homework, and doing well in all of their exams. Don’t even expect them to excel with just a few karate classes or painting lessons. KidsChaupal helps you discover your kids in a way that helps them shortly. Your child needs a carefully nurtured ambitious skill, that they can carry with themselves long after these classes are over, and long after their education ends. They need something that they truly enjoy and are good at, not something you want them to enjoy and be good at.