Teaching Your Child the Basics for Success Brought to you by National Association of Secondary School Principals . But children often set admirable goals without having a clear idea of how to accomplish them.
Success breeds success.
Encourage your child to set goals that she can accomplish. Emphasize the importance of achieving each step in the goal ladder, rather than focusing on just the final realization of the goal. Encourage your child to set self-motivated goals. Children work harder to accomplish goals that matter to them. And while rewards are nice, the best gift your child can give himself is the satisfaction of a job well done.