What qualities are essential?

Intelligence, Strength, coordination and courage make possible almost any required activity in every field of life.

The knowledge of one’s own ability to perform well gives a person the all important confidence to move towards any opportunity. And confidence gives him/her the courage to carry it out with a hundred percent effort. This ensures all obstacles can be swept aside to enable one to test the potentials which exist and end up with the best possible opening in life. With such confidence and courage, every aspect of life can be within reach!

Intelligence is important. Parents can help their children develop intelligence through some of the games available in the market.

Snake and ladder encourage children to count and learn co-operation by taking turns to throw the dice.

In checkers, children learn that rules are necessary. Our child has to think of a strategy to overcome an opponent.

Monopoly teaches the intelligent use of money. Our child learns how to manage money.

Chess is an excellent game requiring knowledge of rules and moves of various pieces in the game. It gets our children to be conscious of the need for strategy. It requires a player to imagine what can possibly happen with each move made. It teaches children to visualize the possible consequences of each move. It also teaches anticipation of the moves of the opponent. It is certainly an excellent game for children to be interested in.

Scrabble helps the child to increase his/her vocabulary and spelling.

Computer games help children improve coordination and anticipation. However, because the child plays by himself and therefore without the need to think of one’s ego, it does not motivate the child as much as other type of games to win. The child finds relaxation and through this relaxation becomes addicted to computer games.So, do not start the child too young on computer games.

Some learning institutions stress on intelligence and forgo physical development. Without sports and games on courts and in the field, our children’s opportunity to develop such strength is lacking.

Although our concrete jungle has replaced the wilds, strength is just as important in many spheres of our lives.

To be a good sportsman or a dancer, we need strength and coordination, besides intelligence and courage.

To be active in so many other activities in life, we require those same qualities.

Even to be a good speaker, we need the courage and confidence to stand in front of a crowd; we need to coordinate our mind with whatever movement of our body and facial expressions necessary to convey clearly the meaning of our speech. We need the strength to speed out loudly and clearly.