1. These Programs Provide Supervision For Children When Parents Are Absent
When your youngster is attending an after school program or being tutored by a grownup, the child is protected as if he or she were still in school. Mothers and fathers usually don't complete work before 4 p.m., and by this time youngsters have been out of school for a half an hour or more.
2. Programs And Tutoring Keep Children Away From Trouble
Studies have suggested that young teens most often get into trouble between the moment they get out of school and the time their guardians get back from work. With nothing to do, even with their homework still in their bag, youngsters will seek action and it may not be very construction or managed. It's like playing dice ... it may be OKAY, or it may be entirely devastating.
3. Develops A Youngster's Individuality
Research has shown that after school programs have a dramatic impact on preventing adolescents from experimenting with drugs and other aberrant behavior. Similar long term studies suggest that these programs help our youngsters develop into happier, healthier, and more productive adults.
4. Children Get Along Better With Other Children In addition To Adults
Research has shown that after school programs help children develop positive relationships with other kids including adults. Studies also suggest that these same programs reinforce leadership and decision making.
5. Provides Children With Immediate Feedback On Activities They Consider Important
Getting feedback without delay on activities is very critical for kids because it helps them find out how well they did. Unlike adults, youngsters cannot establish the success of their actions unless they are told by their teachers, tutors, or mentors.
6. Gives Children Increased Qualified Adult Direction
Youngsters thrive on adults who they believe can do things that they would like to do themselves. Mentors not only teach valued lessons, but they are respected and instil an aspiration in a youngster to be like their hero.
7. Helps Develop Self-Confidence
Skills that are valued by a youngster as significant, captivating, exciting, or just fun, help that kid develop greater self confidence. Believing a newly acquired skill is of considerable value, a kid will maintain a higher sense of pride in its achievement and pursue more.
8. Develops Self Reliance
The more kids learn, the less reliant they will become. Having the self-confidence to rely on themselves, children become more productive both at home and within themselves especially later in life when they need these qualities the most.
9. Kids Enjoy Themselves
When children are enjoying themselves, it's more likely that they will focus more on the activity in addition to perform the activity longer. Subsequently, they'll learn more.
10. Kids Can Learn More Through After School Programs And Tutoring
Kids can actually learn something new by attending after school programs, something that may not have been offered to them in school.
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John Chartrand, founder of Ottawa Robotics Academy in Ottawa, is an accredited Ontario instructor with 15 years teaching experience at all grade levels in computer science. You can read more articles related to after school programs by visiting John's website at: http://ottawaroboticsacademy.com
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