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Can You Teach Them to Give It Their All?

May 4, 2020

02:18

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Learn about the significance of fully committing and completing tasks, as well as the importance of teaching this lesson to children in today's podcast.

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The importance of giving your all in every task, as emphasized in Kipling's poem 'If', is crucial to instill in children.

Teaching children to make the most of every moment and put their best effort into time-limited tasks is essential.

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Give Your All

In this episode, the importance of giving your all is discussed. The host refers to Kipling's poem, 'If', which emphasizes the significance of putting maximum effort into physical or other tasks. The concept of playing through the whistle, swinging through the ball, or running through the finish line illustrates the idea of going all the way in whatever one does. This lesson is especially important to teach children, as life requires bursts of courage and concentrated effort towards a single task until completion. It is not enough to simply talk about the importance of giving their all, parents must actively demonstrate this in their own actions.

Teaching the Importance of Giving Your All

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"We talked before about Kipling’s poem “If,” which was written as advice for Kipling’s son, John. It’s a beautiful poem about toughness and virtue, honor and duty. But there is one line that doesn’t get as much attention, maybe because it’s a bit confusing..."

Find out more in today's Daily Dad podcast.
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