Perceptiveness - Perceptiveness Empowers Kids

Would you like to empower your child by helping them learn about perceptiveness and become more aware of their surroundings?

As a bonus, your child may become more helpful around the house by noticing what's happening around them and becoming more thoughtful and considerate of others.

Superpower

Perceptiveness empowers kids because it's a superpower they become keen to develop and deepen once they understand what perceptiveness is.

Once you explain that they have many superpowers (their character traits) and that practising perceptiveness by paying attention to their surroundings is one of them, they will learn to trust their instincts and gut feelings more.

Kids can be oblivious when picking up social cues and struggle to recognise and respond to emotional cues.

As children become more aware of their environment and who and what is happening within it, they will notice what's happening around them.

For example, they might notice their friend acting differently than usual. They might see that their friend is quiet and sad, which is unusual behaviour for that friend.

Therefore, perceptiveness contributes to their emotional development as they understand and empathise with other people's emotions.

In today's fast-paced world, teach your child to notice the little things and respond to them according to the gift that will serve them for life.

3 Ways

3 Ways to help your child develop perceptiveness are:

1. Encourage observation of other people - play games such as 'I Spy' and go for walks and ask them what they notice. You could ask them about shapes they see in the clouds and take time out to watch what the ants are doing. Discuss how trees have strong foundations such as roots, which can't be seen as they are underground, and that's what helps them be strong and withstand strong gusts of wind.

2. Read stories - ask about what character traits they see in the story characters, how they think the characters might be feeling, or what they might be thinking. Ask what they liked and didn't like about the story.

3. Praise their behaviour - as your child grows in awareness of what's happening around them and is perceptive to the behaviour of others, let them know that you see them using their perceptiveness. For example, "I saw you invite the child sitting alone to play with you and your friends."

Reasons

Perceptiveness is crucial because it fosters understanding and empathy, strengthens relationships, and enhances problem-solving skills.

Additionally, helping your child develop their perceptiveness contributes to their safety because they are more likely to recognise potential dangers - such as cars slowing down near them if they are walking and people unfamiliar with a certain environment.

There are so many benefits to children learning how to practice their perceptiveness.

As a reminder, the ones I've mentioned above are emotional development, social skills, problem-solving abilities, self-awareness and safety; however, there are many more that I haven't mentioned.

Which one of the three ways above are you going to start with?