Staying Away From Procrastination
Procrastinators, as what I’ve found out, are made not born. It is said that our home is our first school and our first teachers are our parents. We grow within our home and therefore certain habits can be developed there as well and that includes procrastination. As a child, we may not notice or realize what we are doing. So the only ones who can prevent procrastination from developing are the parents.
Here are some points that parents may apply:
- Be a model to your children. Don’t procrastinate.
- Discipline your children but don’t be too harsh.
- Make them understand why they should not put their tasks later or some other time.
- Teach them to use planners.
- Reward system. Offer a reward for the things that they have done on time.
- Set a house rule of their tasks to be done on time. Like dishes should be washed right after meal.
These are only few of the things that can be done to avoid your children from being a procrastinator. It is best not to introduce to them what procrastination is. Habits or values learned while they are young stays even when they grow old.