Maximize Your Child's Potential: 7 Effective Ways to Bring Out The Best In A Child

There are quite a number of ways, as a matter of fact there are over a billion ways this can be "said" or "described" to be done but the most effective of them all based on series of experience based research are:

• Set the Example you want the child to follow - Children by default subconsciously absorb activities around them. What they see becomes something they unconsciously repeat in their mind till it reaches perfection. Similarly, if all you do everyday is allow a child see every bad/wrong activities you carry out, their subconscious will preach to their innocent mind that it's okay to do same. Hence show a child what you want s/he to become not say it.
• Prioritize Research and Reading - The more a person inquires into something, the deeper they understand that thing and this same principle goes with reading. Make it a priority s/he do both at the same time at least 3 hrs a day and let say have at least a 30 minutes talk on what s/he have read or researched. Don't always choose what s/he research or reads, 40% of the time give the child the power to choose.
• Provide a Mentor - Inquire into successful person(s) s/he admirers and provide him/her the company of that person(s) or a notable success with similar qualities or characteristics. The more a child stay around this person(s), the closer s/he is to bringing out the best of him/her inner ability.
• Let Him/Her Be and Experience it - Learn to take your hands off. If your child is struggling NEVER be tempted to jump in just yet, give her/him time to feel the pain that comes with struggling. Infact if it seems s/he is about to fail let it happen. Either s/he fail's or succeeds' your job is to ensure they always inquire into “How?” and/or “Why?” and ensure s/he is NEVER too timid to ask for help when and where necessary (no man is an island on his own) and at the same time encourage him/her to NEVER stop believing in their personal ability to go through anything, good or bad.
• Encourage Hard-work - “Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” - Sam Ewing. The harder a person (in this case the child) works the more opportunities s/he convert to possibilities that s/he has made happened.
• Encourage Perseverance - Nothing good comes easy just as much as handwork is needed, so is perseverance three times necessary. You must teach them to understand that not all s/he planned/work for will come out instantly successful. Every great thing or person they've ever known or seen persevered to that stage or had persevere, hence you must teach them to handle failure gracefully.
• Chill with the Child - Spend quality time with him/her. The exact same way you hang out and play with pals and certain younger generation to yours' is the exact same way you do with your child. Don't humiliate or intimidate him/her during this period, they are not mean't to get it right at first, be ready and willing to put them through during this chill period no matter how gullible they may act. Don't just carry them around like handbags and place them in corners when at the destination, engage with them, have laughs and share common jokes no matter how stupid. It will help boost their self esteem, expand's their reasoning and improves their confidence tremendously.

Finally, after all written, the most important is for you to objectively support him/her on his/her journey of self discovery (including ideas and dreams) and desist from forcing YOUR own idea/dreams down their throat as it kills their most valuable ability and potential faster than the speed of light.