Teach Your Child How To Be a Team Player

Here are a few tips for you to raise your child with the qualities of a team player:

• Teach your child to play by the rules. Rules exist for a purpose - to let the game be not just enjoyable or competitive, but also fair.

• He should take responsibility for the sports equipment. It should be stored and taken care of properly.

• A good team player does not enjoy at the cost of other’s efforts, so you should discourage all forms of bullying.

• If your child sees something wrong or unjustified happening during the game, they should stand up for themselves or for those around them.

• Encourage your child to resolve their disputes on their own without requiring adult intervention or without resorting to tantrums or violence.

• One of the most important values you should inculcate in your child is punctuality. He/she should know how to respect everyone’s time.

• He should learn to appreciate everybody’s uniqueness and the contributions that each member makes to the team.

• Teach your child to lose with grace. Nobody likes a sore loser. Accepting defeat is perhaps the biggest sign of being a team player.

Learning to be team player will make children efficient team players and competent team leaders in both a personal as well as professional setting. To know more about holistic parenting techniques, speak to one of our doctors. Dial 0129-4040404 or click on ‘Speak to a Doctor’ on the Jiva Health App.