What do u look for in a kid to help him grow up, balancing creativity with ingenuity, without exhaustion?

Question

I'm helping my church out with its parish's day care and was curious about what parents do to work on their kids interests and strengths without depriving them of having a good time. Some of the kids here are your dream children (brainy, handsome, polite, athletic, etc.), some are over specialized or half developed (the kid who's into trains but HATES (not tolerates) playing baseball, the girl that likes to dance and dress up yet refuses to say please and thank you while insistently screaming), and some are just ruts that never seem to have a good day.

Wada u guys think is the best way to help out and support these guys? I wanna do more than just deal with them all, but I can't help them all out all the time I'm there since I can only do so much.

Answer 1

catch them being good, instead of being bad. Example; Johnny does not want to put the puzzle away, you ask him politley, and he does it with attitude. Make a big deal out of how wonderful he was to do that for you, how he set a great example for the other kids and any other good thing about his behavior that you can think of. Kids want to please adults and they will obey if they are praised and recognized for good behavior.