Studies and Sports Education although both are extremely important in shaping the mind of a young child, parents most of the time have different perspectives, and rather than talking about both these fields together end up focusing on one. Academics is an important factor that helps build a successful life, but without sports, the child may not have an overall development.
Hence, rather than fearing that sports may have a negative impact on your children’s growth, it is very important to focus on both these fields together to identify where your child’s interest lies. When a child whose focus may be more inclined toward a particular sport, it will also mean that they will perform well in their academics. All a child needs is a chance to follow his/her dream and the rest of his future carves its path for progress.
Why balance study and sports together?
When a child is restricted in terms of sports or any other activity that a parent considers to be leisure rather than a career path, a child’s interest in academics will definitely go low making them question themselves and going against the wishes of challenging relationships.
It thus becomes the parents’ and schools’ responsibility to give their children their full support and guidance for the kids to have an overall growth and development, with the inclusion of sports education in schools. We at Ideal Education Point (New Choudhary Public School), an RBSE English Medium School in Pratap Nagar lead in the work towards Sports Education in Schools and are hence considered to be the No. 1 School in Jaipur
How to balance sports and education together?
Below are some techniques that will help you help your child succeed in balancing both academics and sports together.
Prioritization
Rather than defining a list of priorities for your children, ensure you let them take the lead of their own future. Sit with them and create a list of their priorities that will definitely include playing, watching television, and academics at the last. You can then sit with them and prioritize by helping them understand the importance of education and choosing a particular sport of their choice to shape a better career.
Focusing on sports will require proper mentoring and focus know their potential.
Time Management
Once prioritization is complete, the second step is to help the child manage their day better. There are a fixed number of hours that are there in a day and as a parent, you know how the day looks. Giving priority to school, play, homework, and many more activities help your child with proper management of time by fixing the number of hours dedicated to each activity thus balancing work and play.
Planning the future
Many times, there will be instances where prioritization and time management will have to shift. Looking at the calendar, you can help your child plan for exams or a sports event by tweaking the priority list a little.
Motivational Support
Giving the power to make decisions by themselves and also motivating them as parents will help the children not only give their hundred percent to the activity at hand but also lighten the stress and burden. This will definitely help them get good scores in academics and win in sports.
Maintaining a balance between studies and sports is very crucial in today’s era for the overall development of the child. Where education will provide knowledge and a base for the child’s growth, sports will help them learn organizational skills to maintain health.
Our teachers at Ideal Education Point (New Choudhary Public School) focus on balancing studies with sports for an overall development of our children.
