I had one goal in mind, build their confidence.
You see, they know how to swim. But, we did such a great job making them understand of water danger. They're so scared of drowning (or maybe this is an inherited instinct from my dear hubby).
Anyhow, so I stood in the pool, and they swam to and fro the edge of the pool.
Slowly I increased the distance.
After a while it turned into a game. We took some landmark such as tree, poster, lifeguard tower, as target to meet.
They had fun! To set their target and to meet it is such a great feeling.
I met my goal, the kids had fun. Ahhh... Bliss...
Come to think of it, I think people inherently like to perform. Game provided a no-pressure opportunity to challenge one-self, and to exceed the set target.
How about using it in parenting? Encouraging the kids to to better?
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