Importance of Teamwork for Children

A child learns all about teamwork first from his/her parent. So when parents exhibit healthy partnership, kids catch on. How, parents deal with conflicts, problems and even anger is copied by the children. When the children see them communicate through problems and work together to resolve them, they learn a valuable lesson for life. Schools and athletic meets are a few more places where children should be encouraged to work as a team and set objectives to achieve goals.

Perhaps the greatest advantage of working in a team is to learn early in life to trust, learn to take risks and bring out leadership qualities. Importance of teamwork in education depends upon the way education is being imparted. Educators who encourage students to work collaboratively on academic projects and at the same time stress upon competitiveness will promote teamwork as well as leadership skills.

-    By Dikshita Chawla, V-A