Teaching Pragmatism to a Child

While your child is learning to speak, it's important instill a sense of pragmatism, or, realism, in them. A good practice to instill this early is to teach them to value objects, be independent thinkers, and to learn self-respect as well.

I hope you like some arts and crafts. This is a great exercise to instill these traits. Help them build and decorate a "treasure box", a place for them to keep their favorite belongings. Speak with them about why it's so important to keep these objects safe, and to know where they are. This will help to instill a sense of value to objects in a child.

Let them create it, let them do what they want with it. This will foster independent thinking. Arts and crafts are a great exercise for young parents to practice with their early speakers and they work wonders for their creativity as well as their self-esteem. You can purchase tiny boxes or even larger shoe boxes at about any dollar store, as well as crafts for your and your child to play with.

Your child will remember his box and what it taught him. Understanding the value of objects, self-esteem and independence are crucial during development. So make it fun. The funner you make it, the more your child will remember it.