Understanding the Potential

Potential, passion and positively occupied child is next to experiencing a heaven. But why it does not happened so often? Are our kids lacking? May be this is their limit. And we just accept that as fact and you cannot be much wrong with these assumptions. Kids are not lacking, it is in us. Our failure of not being able to recognize the true ability or talent in our children is what hampers their growth.

“Most successful people have one thing in common; they discover their passions early in life and pursued them.”

Each and every child is unique and special. All children are gifted with a unique set of talents and potential, in which they may shine and excel. Every child is distinctly talented and no two children can or should be compared. They are blessed with their own special individuality. Interests of children may evolve and change as they grow. Some interests may die down whereas some may grow into great passions. Most often, parents fail to recognize these abilities in their children and push them into something which is not their forte.

This they could achieve only with the support of their parents. Therefore parents and family play a vital role in harnessing the talent of children and helping them pursue their passions. The influence of parents can either break or build a child’s potential. Hence, if we want our children to reach their full potential we need to understand them and encourage them, instead of trying to force them to do something which is not their forte.

As parents, we wish the best for them. We are anxious that they become successful and flourish. With this notion we start looking at the career options, graduating institutes and what not. In this cycle we forget who we are doing it for. We don’t consider ‘what they are good at and what they want to achieve’ and we tend to push them into a rat race and we fail to recognize their true potential. Many parents have a very stubborn outlook on life, where they consider a person being successful only if one has a standard job such as a doctor, an engineer, a banker. They are unable to see that there are many more areas where their child may excel and be the best at. If we want kids to be happy and successful we need to embrace their individuality and recognize their abilities.

Sign of potential
Children show a lot of potential from a very young age. Parents need to observe their children and make a note of their abilities. Some children are gifted at speaking. For instance they can describe something they did or thought in a very interesting manner. Such children may grow to become good orators. Children who sing well may grow to become a good singer, children good at sports can become a national athlete. By catching the signs of their potential early on, parents can encourage and nurture their child’s talent from a young age. The earlier the potential of children is discovered, the more time and opportunity they have to work on their talents.

Heart in their interest
Children love to do a lot of fun activities and they tend to be a lot more interested in some activities than others. Some kids are happy doing academic work. For example some kids may enjoy mathematics while some may be interested in English. As parents, you need to pay close attention to what their real interests are and help them turn it into their passion.

A child can only achieve success when parents have the eye and the ear to sort out kid’s strong hold. Children can achieve only with the support of their parents. Therefore parents and family play a vital role in harnessing the talent of children and helping them pursue their passions. The influence of parents can either break or build a child’s potential. Hence, if we want our children to reach their full potential we need to understand them and encourage them, instead of trying to force them to do something which is not their forte.