In a rapidly evolving world, fostering entrepreneurial skills in our children is critical. Cultivating innovation, resilience and a proactive mindset from an early age can lay the foundation for future success – and parents have a pivotal role to play in nurturing these qualities.
Being an attitude and not an occupation, entrepreneurship can easily be modelled at home. Fostering entrepreneurial skills at home means encouraging curiosity, independence and a willingness to figure things out on one’s own.
Challenge the status quo ADVERTISEMENT CONTINUE READING BELOW Generally not encouraged by mainstream education, a key characteristic of the entrepreneurial mind is the ability to challenge the status quo. Whereas, in general, school-going children are rewarded for following the rules blindly – which inhibits entrepreneurship – constructing ways to challenge norms is something that we, as parents, can teach our children.