父母的表扬和鼓励帮助孩子在学习过程中获得乐趣。

原文英文

The fifth essential mental skill is “learning interest.”

Soviet educator authors in Learning and Interest that interest can be developed and is not innate. Interest refers to the ability of a child to experience joy while performing an activity, without relying on willpower, forming an automatic response.

If a child's neural system associates completing a subject's homework with conditioned joy, learning interest emerges. This behavior habit is cultivated; the first time a child performs an activity, it may not be enjoyable, but through repeated practice, the task can be completed naturally without relying on willpower. Furthermore, Parental praise and encouragement help the child find pleasure in the process. Over time, this develops into an automatic response, allowing the child to feel competent each time, which is the formation of interest.

Many parents mistakenly believe that children who excel academically have the strongest willpower. In reality, outstanding students do not rely on willpower alone. Children who stay up late reading until one or two a.m. do so because they are interested in reading, do not want to sleep, and do not feel tired. This would be impossible with willpower alone.

Therefore, to achieve academic excellence, cultivating a child's learning interest is essential and must come first. Developing this interest requires parental guidance from an early age.