10 Important Child Skills In The Modern World: How to develop them

Ela Kolis

Published Jul 6, 2022

Today I would like to write about our children, as they are our future. All parents want to have successful children, and a lot of my readers are asking for advice on what is best to do to make it happen.

The modern world requires constant development and the availability of certain skills – both from adults and from children. What skills will help the child to be realized in life? Why these skills are important, and how to help your child develop them, read some of my personal notes that I have made for myself to help my children.

 1. Focus and personal control

 Self-control and concentration skills are good for children. They help you reach your goals in life. To develop this skill, it is good to involve the child in various activities. For example, while cleaning, picking up a toy, ask them to find similar ones and put them in a certain place. You can entrust your child with watering flowers on certain days and preparing breakfast or supper for specific days.

 2. Communication skills

 The development of a modern child is impossible without the ability to communicate in a team. Communication skills are needed in order to effectively conduct a dialogue and prevent conflicts. To develop these skills, you can enroll children in public speaking classes or in a theater club, and encourage performances at school events.

 3. Critical thinking

 Critical thinking is another important child skill that helps analyze and evaluate information. For its development, you can offer a child to play games in which he can solve riddles. In addition, you can do the following – when a child asks a question that he himself is able to find the answer to, do not answer immediately. Push it to spark curiosity and critical thinking.

 4. Self-education

 The development of a modern child is difficult to imagine without constant learning. Explain why it is necessary to be educated, why it is important to study various sciences, and show with a practical example how this can be useful. Find videos on the Internet with entertaining experiments in physics or chemistry and groups for lovers of reading or programming.

 5. Out-of-the-box thinking

 A child in today's world will need creativity. To develop this skill, consider the possibility of an independent search for ideas. For example, take a cup and ask how you can use it differently. The more options, the better.

 6. Budget management

 Modern conditions of child development require financial literacy. Teach your kids how to manage the pocket money you give. If they want to buy expensive things, offer to save up, and earn money. Explain, set an example, and plan your personal budget and expenses with them.

 7. Health care

 The modern development of children includes an important skill – the ability to take care of their health. Teach your child the right lifestyle – moderate exercise, healthy eating. Explain to your child what will happen if the recommendations are not followed.

 8. Accepting challenges

 This is an essential component of the competence of the future, which helps to overcome difficulties and to continue to make attempts even after failures. Encourage your child to try something new, and teach them how to properly assess risk. You can also develop this skill with the help of dialogue and simulation of the situation with examples.

 9. Perspective

 Teach kids to think in perspective. For example, your child wants a real car. Make it clear that this is a long-term goal, you need to go towards it gradually. Highlight with your child the points that need to be passed to achieve the goal – for example, to study well, get a decent job, and make a long-awaited purchase.

 10. Respect the personal space

 Building the competencies of the future is also about respecting the personal space of others. Set the rules, but explain why they need to be followed. For example, if your child impatiently takes things from the hands or climbs into the lap of strangers, explain the consequences of such behavior.

 All of the above skills will help your child easily overcome difficulties, express thoughts correctly, and not be afraid to express themselves. Which, in turn, will help them achieve their goals in life.