Children often find themselves misbehaving during holidays simply because they have nothing to keep them busy. Parents should capitalize on such times by introducing their children to some of the valuable life skills which can help them to prepare their future in the real world.
Apart from gearing up for what’s coming ahead of them, exposing teenagers to such skills helps to prepare them to self employ themselves ahead of a world whose unemployment levels are high. Such are clear characteristics of an entrepreneur; this form of self employment is a great way to discover more business skills and if a child is properly groomed, he/she has the potential to grow into something much larger over time.
Below are some of the ideas that you can teach your children:
1. Social media consulting: The internet has taken teenagers by storm; most of them spend so much time on various social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter not knowing they can invest through these platforms. It is the responsibility of parents to teach their children on the importance of such social media platforms and how they can be of much use in the real world. Through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, a child can grow to become a social media consultant of many businesses.
2. Jewelrey/cloting making: Most teenagers are much concerned about fashion; they keep up very well with fashion trends. Their creativity and consciousness makes a perfect combination thus parents should capitalize on such an aspect by exposing them to institutions which make clothes, jewelry and many other accessories. Exposing teenagers to the fashion world will prepare them to become fashion gurus who can design and come up with their own fashion labels.
3. Bicycle repair: it’s a simple technical task which requires one to passionate about it. Bicycle repair is a skill that is cheap and quick such that one can make quick money in a short space of time. Opening a business that repairs bicycles is a good way to into this market; one can go as far as selling bicycle repairs in that very shop.
4. Babysitting: Almost everyone has been a babysitter at some point; starting to do this at an early stage will develop into something big – opening up a nursery school that caters for small children.
5. Organic produce: Train your child how to do an organic vegetable garden. Let them sell the produces and enjoy the money; such will inspire them to further develop such an idea into something big.
6. Music lessons: By your child a piano, guitar and any other musical instrument. Teach them how to play such instruments on their own. Such will help them to develop passion for music thereby becoming tomorrow’s musical legends.
7. Book selling: Buy books that are on demand; do this together with your child. Such an idea can help them to open up a bookshop when their fully grown up adults.
8. Video creation: Buy a small camera and teach them how to shoot small video clips. Tech them how to edit small video and pictures. They will grow up to become good designers.
9. Gardening: start a gardening business at your own home. You can train them to do minor stuff like raking and lawn mowing. They can develop to become landscapers and tree fellers.
10. Computer help: the internet has exposed children into the world of computing and gamming; there are many businesses that require the services of computers thus you should capitalize on this gap by training your child.