Living in the Moment Can Cause a Lifetime of Risk
Self-control is one of the toughest traits to get a grasp on. We all have those moments when we either find an immediate way to stop lack of control from spiraling out of our own limitations or risk what could be a hard consequence. When you let control get away from you, you are risking setting off a domino chain reaction to those around you.
Think of a quick attack of verbal road rage or refusal to let someone cut in ahead of you in line. Annoying, yes? Societal pressure, however, can retaliate and gain the upper hand and cause dangerous situations. In addition, children are at a high-risk factor when it comes to self-control issues because they are coming into new stages of independence with each passing developmental stage.
What IS Self-Control?
Excellent examples of this regarding children are the “temper tantrum” meltdown moments when even the most patient caregiver or parent cannot gain the child’s focus to calm him or her down. Or childhood peer issues at school with mild buying, acting out against a teacher, verbally refusal to do homework etc. Self-control can also be applied to health-related issues and struggles like overeating certain foods but not eating the good ones or claiming loss of appetite at dinner but miraculously cured at dessert time. Self-control is:
- Making good choices.
- Curtailing bad habits.
- Resisting temptations, peer, and societal pressures.
- Controlling outbursts and impulses.
- Make goals.
- Patience driven by delaying gratification.
- Focus on the future.
The caring and involved instructors at Brassard’s FMAC are experienced in handling and pro-actively guiding children with self-control issues back onto a productive path. Using a multi-method approach, involving parents in discussions, and maintaining clear communication with progress reports, what your child can learn will be seen at home, in school, and the community.
Whether in the Leominster and Fitchburg area or around the outskirts, your child can now become an upstanding and confident example of the Brassard’s FMAC approach to teaching self-control as part of a mandatory curriculum, no matter what age or walk of life.
Leadership By Example
Self-control and respect come hand in hand, and Brassard’s multi-level classes tackle this head-on, no matter how old your child is or how extreme your child’s behavior may be. A prime example is a genuinely “angry” child who physically strikes out can be destined for a life of violence. By enrolling them in a martial arts program, they will most likely do so on the impetus that they can take what they learn from the punching and kicking drills and use them as weapons. However, this turns into a quick realization that martial arts masters and well-respected students have learned that self-defense is the best way to learn self-control.