| More and more parents are teaching their children | | | | looking for a technique which will help them to do |
| how to use mind maps. Many children are already | | | | this as well. They have a piece of reading material |
| learning this in school. Yet for those children who | | | | that should be transformed into a summary. They |
| do not learn this in school the parents need to | | | | have to study history. They need to prepare for |
| take responsibility and teach their children how to | | | | a presentation on biology. |
| mindmap. Here are some practical pointers when | | | | Your goal is to help your child achieve this goal. |
| learning your child to mindmap. | | | | The only thing the mindmap needs to do, is |
| Make it fun | | | | create that presentation, help them ace their |
| The first thing you should do is make it fun for | | | | history exam, and create that summary. As long |
| your child to make mind maps. They already have | | | | as you keep it practical, they will learn to love |
| to study and do all kinds of projects for school. | | | | mind mapping. |
| Learning something new, like mind mapping, should | | | | Don't judge! |
| not be something that they see as a chore. They | | | | Yes, you and I know exactly how to create mind |
| can work much longer on things which are fun | | | | maps. Did you learn how to create mind maps |
| and help them. | | | | when you were a child? You probably didn't. The |
| Don't explain too much | | | | mind of your son or daughter is still very much in |
| We as adults usually tend to over explain what | | | | line with the mindmap way of working. They think |
| should be done. Children don't like this. You should | | | | in pictures. The create stories of the information |
| keep your instructions as brief as possible. This | | | | they receive. We, the adults and their teachers, |
| way your child will learn to love mind mapping and | | | | tend to make them think much more in line with |
| create mind maps which are beneficial to them at | | | | our linear way of thinking. |
| the same time. | | | | The mindmap your son or daughter creates may |
| Always keep it practical. | | | | not look like a real Mindmap to you, but it will help |
| Often, when I work with adults who learn to | | | | them! Don't judge what they create. Learn to |
| create mind maps, they want to use this new skill | | | | trust their natural ability to deal with lots of |
| to map out their feelings, their most inner | | | | information. In fact, you might learn something |
| thoughts and their ideas. Your child is probably not | | | | from them! |