The craze for modern conventional education has made parents to concentrate more effort on the academic achievement of their kids. This situation most of the times leaves other aspects of their social lives as unattended to. Most times you see parents set up their kids for 70 to 80 percent academic activities. This situation need to be challenged most especially with the current unemployment and underemployment affecting developing countries. Parents need to look at avenues of empowering their kids with other skills that can help them navigate through life with ease. These skills can in future turn out to be of help to their personal life as well as be a basis for business opportunity for then. In this article we are going to outline 10 skill that are must learn for children before they cross the age of 15.
Barbing or hair braiding:
Head care is one major industry that is always a money spinner. People cannot do without making their hairs. Young or old, male or female usually take it as a priority to make their hairs. As a family, the female members needs to know how to plait hair and the mail members need to know the basics of barbing. This would most of the times enable them help their brothers when the need arises and also, it could be a business opportunity in the future. At least before the age of 15 a child need to know how to care for the hair.
Information and Communication Skills:
The world is increasingly tilting towards ICT, everything including academics is becoming cpmputerised. This places a great responsibility on parents that ensure that their children are familiar with the basic and if possible Advanced computer programs. ICT is also a money spinner that has made people rich in this 21st century as well as enable people to make life easier for themselves.
Catering and related services:
Cooking is one necessary skill for members of the society. This, even though more important to the female folks it is not limited to them. During holidays and weekends parents can consider enrolling their wards to catering schools to enable them up their cooking skills. This would be of benefit to the family and the individual.
Musical instruments:
Music is one aspect of human endeavor that sells all over the world. Enrolling your wards to learn music and or musical instruments could spark up interest in musics. During holidays and weekends kids can take this learnings as extracurricular activities that can offer them opportunities for making money latter in life. Musical skills can be beneficial even in his/her school extra curricular activities like boys Scout, parades, and during related religious activities.
Sport activities:
Children can use their spare time and holidays to learn different outdooor and indoor sporting activities that can be used for either excercise, relaxation and even make it a career if properly harnessed. Parents can teach their children how to play games like football, volleyball, basketball, handbook, tennis and other related sports depending on the interest of the child. This games if learned before the age of 15 would be of great benefit to the child school games which is an essential part of extra curricular activities in the school.
Drawing and graphics:
drawing is one major skill that is always of immense benefit to a child. Any child introduced to learning drawing early could eventually unlock the Art genius lying within him. Apart from the major role familiarity with art plays in major science subjects, it could also serve as an entrepreneurship foundation for your kids. This skill can be upped by introducing computer to a person’s artistical capabilities.
Other skills a person could learn includes
- Biking:
- Buying and selling
- Makeup
- Public speaking
