Kids Under The Age of 7 Have NO Logic!

Did you know that?

Well – I didn’t until a few years ago when I had the pleasure of sitting in a seminar listening to a child development expert back in Australia – and I was quite simply blown away.

So… how does that affect you?

Well – if you are coaching that age group – REMEMBER IT!

If you are a parent – this will make a lot of things make more sense!

Not sure what this statement actually means? Well – let me try to explain it as best I can.

For children aged up to 7 (& sometimes up to 8+) – they have absolutely no concept of common sense. Yes – they know about basic things like hot water and crossing the road (hopefully!)

But things like – the clouds are just big fluffy pillows in the sky, knocking things on the table with their elbows etc. THIS is what this means!

So the next time you are asking a “common sense” question to a child 7 or under – don’t even waste your breath!

Just understand that this is part of growing up – we were all there – and there is no need to get frustrated by any of this – especially when coaching!

Just have fun – enjoy the growth and development and be sure to have the following goal whenever you coach…

Will this child come up to me in 10 years and say… “Hey – you were one of the best, or the best coach I ever had” – if not – why not?

Make it fun – there are 1440 minutes in every single day – we all get the same – question is… Have you used yours wisely today?

Thanks for reading; I hope this gets your brain ticking over!

I welcome comments and questions,

Bruce

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