Can you teach Can you teach leadershipleadership to a child?to a child?

If not, then,If not, then,how do I develop leadership how do I develop leadership

qualities in my child? qualities in my child?

Qualities like Planning, Goal Setting, Decision Making, Problem Solving, Team building etc

Also leadership characteristics like Resourcefulness, Responsibility, Adaptability, Initiative, Self belief, etc.

Also is leadership only Also is leadership only about leading others about leading others (say, lead others in class);(say, lead others in class);

Or is leadership about Or is leadership about leading oneself, leading oneself,

leading one’s own lifeleading one’s own life(say, able to set my life goals)(say, able to set my life goals)

But:But:

In a child's day In a child's day to day life he or to day life he or

she does not she does not get enough get enough

opportunities opportunities that expose that expose

these qualities.these qualities.

Our Belief:Our Belief:

Children Children already already

have have leadership leadership qualitiesqualities

Give opportunities so Give opportunities so that children that children USEUSE

these qualities and these qualities and thereby develop them.thereby develop them.

Hence,Hence,

Challenge themChallenge themPut them in group situations Put them in group situations

which are challenging and which are challenging and

yet exciting.yet exciting.

A challenge will being out A challenge will being out

their qualities, their thinking, their qualities, their thinking,

and will empower them.and will empower them.

example

Challenge themChallenge them

As a group you need to keep all

four balloons afloat simultaneously for 10 minutes

ReflectionReflectionWhether children succeed or fail in Whether children succeed or fail in

the challenge is immaterialthe challenge is immaterial

What is important that we discuss – What is important that we discuss –

what worked, what did not, what else what worked, what did not, what else

can we do, what qualities we used, can we do, what qualities we used,

what we learned from each other, what we learned from each other,

from the whole activity and so onfrom the whole activity and so on

Program for 9 to 14 yr

olds

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