Focus Martial Arts Brisbane Teaching Family Values With all the Badge Of The Month: FAMILY kids karate
Focus Fighting techinques Brisbane teaches more than just self defence. As your loved ones values partner, our instructors & parents love the �Badge From the Month� system. Whereby students can earn a specific badge designated for that month. They are to show improvement in those attributes in the home, at the club & in class. self defence brisbane
November 2014 Badge of the Month is the �Family� Badge. Students are going to show improvement in that they treat and interact with their home family & club family. So at home, how they show respect, kindness, sharing and taking care of their family members. We are trying to find improvement (not perfection - though being a parent, wouldn�t you love it - even for 1 day).
The best way to make use of the Badge of the Month System - would be to have a family meeting & each member of the family can contribute what they would like to see improve. Ask students first, what they think could be worthy of earning this Badge With the Month. Make a list. Maybe not choose EVERYTHING out there - but select a few that are the most crucial.
Write an agreement�. I <student name> agree that to create the FAMILY Badge with the month, at home I have to improve in the following areas.
Respect: Improvement in the manner they respectfully speak to family members
answering when spoken with. brisbane martial arts
how they speak to siblings - less yelling and arguing and much more explaining how they feel & what they dislike. Instead of yelling - Supply My Toys! I would like my toys back please and in future, please ask prior to taking them. Manners - using please and thanks and excuse me At the club - this might be saying. Sorry, I�m a greater belt than you, could I stand here please rather than pushing someone down the line.
Kindness: Being thoughtful and thinking about others.
Mum, you appear like you have the hands full, would you like some help? It�s dinner soon, do you need me to do something before dinner? At the club - if someone pushes in consistent - instead of arguing - just ask �I see you really want to have a turn before me. Would you like to take this spot facing me?�
Sharing, Caring:
Sharing toys or food with siblings - without argument or complaining. Caring for pets, by remembering to feed them & walk them Caring for possessions - putting toys away after using them, in their correct place. Caring for our family - by not leaving chaos for others to have to clean up. Be it toys, computer games, cups & plates etc. Caring about our education - through getting our homework done asap & done efficiently, without having to be asked.
These are simply some examples of how you may use the Focus Martial Arts Brisbane FAMILY Badge in your home.
We love this badge system because it reinforces what we teach within our martial arts, taekwondo and children karate classes. By building character through self defence.
Respect - for themselves and others Self control - to speak of their emotions rather than using their fists or tears. Focus - they see that if they focus on being kind and thoughtful using their family that they do behave that way, plus it takes less effort. Self Esteem - praises from parents and instructors whenever we see them acting appropriately to cooking their badge
Remember, these badges are EARNT, not automatically given.
Students need to be nominated [by the due date] by way of a parent (with specific samples of what they have done/improved to be earning the badge), by an instructor to actually generate the badge.
What To Do If it is Not Working?
This is where the tutors at Focus Fighting techinques Brisbane are here to assist as your family values partners. Just remind your child of the agreement they've got with you and that their current behaviour isn't suitable for earning the FAMILY Badge. If this behaviour continues, chances are they will need to tell their instructor (or why not be specific & choose a particular instructor) about their behaviour. martial arts brisbane
The best thing that you can do - is have them tell the instructor. Don�t don't use anything but it as a threat. You will likely only have to do it once - however it feels like torture in their mind to have to tell their instructor & we'll just then re-inforce what the badge is about & why it�s important and make sure they understand (which they always do) what exactly is expected of them to earn the badge. Really we will you should be saying what you, since the parent, are trying to teach - but another person saying the same thing - works wonders. THIS is exactly what the badge method is in place for - to aid parents and instructors to instruct these developing students about character development. Together we could help them to learn these valuable life skills which are important in your family and in Focus Martial Arts Brisbane.
Focus Fighting techinques Brisbane is your family values partner teaching focus, discipline, self control. Building Character through self defence in Brisbane. Find out more.