When children are growing up and becoming first graders for the first time, they are switching to a harder version of school for the first time. Kindergarten is school, yes, but it’s also easier and made to accommodate little children. First grade is the first time when kids will experience school the way it will be for the remainder of their young lives.
If parents allow their children to quit after school classes and activities, kids will get into a habit of quitting. This won’t just stay with after school activities. Eventually, this will leak into school for them as well and soon, the children won’t want to go to school. They will think that it’s okay to quit; not just activities and sports that they do as they grow older, but school as well.
At this age, children are learning. They’re experiencing the world for the first time. They’re impressionable, which means that they learn by example. If they’re allowed to quit after school activities, they will start to think it’s okay with everything.
This won’t just stop in high school. It will stay with the children as they grow older. A “start something to quit” mentality is real and it’s one many adults struggle with. When the children get into the real world on their own, they will slowly start to develop this mentality. Adults who struggle with this can start jobs, hobbies, projects, and even relationships, and quit them. That is the last thing parents want to teach and instill into their children. But don’t worry; as a parent, you can make a difference in your children’s life, now, while they’re young and still learning. If you teach them to stay committed to the activities that they do, keep them in after school activities—like dancing—then, they will learn to stick things through to the end, and to work hard. That it will be rewarding in the end, and nothing good comes easily—that they must work for what they want.