Sometimes in children's games or competitions parents try to make sure that "friendship wins". But do our children need this? We believe that from an early age children should be able to compete. Let us tell you what benefits competition brings to children.
Self-confidence. When a child tries to compete with someone, what does it mean? It means that he compares his skills, abilities, strength, agility, intelligence with the data of other children, evaluates himself in the context of someone else. And this helps him to realize what he is worth, whether he is capable of making a leap or whether he needs to push himself further. By competing and winning, the child increases his self-confidence. Losing - lowers and this is also important, as it is necessary to let the child understand that he is valuable in himself, out of competition, but at the same time it is possible to develop the necessary qualities and win in the competitive race.
Finding unconventional solutions. When children compete, it is often the work-around, out-of-the-box solutions that can help them win. If a child develops this quality in himself, he can make it his strength. This means he or she will be more successful in most areas of life: he or she will beat a competitor at a job interview, build strong relationships, and get a promotion.
A sense of victory. It is a pleasant feeling that is associated with self-confidence. It shows the horizons that can still be reached. It inspires children to achieve more and more. Where else but in competition can a child taste victory?
A sense of defeat. It is as valuable as the feeling of victory. It is necessary to understand and recognize your failures in order to know what to work on next. This is a kind of diagnosis of life, skills, abilities, knowledge, which helps to be fully armed. And, going through defeat, the child remembers this feeling in order to try to avoid it.
Excitement and perseverance. Winning fuels excitement. Tasting the feeling of winning in a fair competition, realizing that this time the child was the best, next time he wants the same. And preparation for the next competition can be even more serious, higher, deeper. And it is worth it.
A habit for adulthood. If a child gets used to healthy competition with friends or classmates from childhood, in adulthood it becomes commonplace and does not bring discomfort. This means that competition will be even more successful in adulthood.
But you can only compete successfully if you have the right skills. Therefore, it is important to teach children from childhood to read and learn more than other children do, to pump their skills where others do nothing, to broaden their horizons and develop a harmonious personality of the child. It is necessary to teach them to cope with defeats, not to put down their hands and always support their children!
