Extracurricular activities involve sports, drama, community activities, hobbies, and everything that the child enjoys outside of school. It could be anything that you have encouraged them to do as well. Like taking up any language lessons or acting classes, etc.
Extracurricular activities have several benefits for a child’s growth.
- They can discover what they like and what they do not from a wide range of activities.
- It boosts their self-confidence and a sense of self-esteem and achievement.
- It helps them be busy in something productive and healthy.
- It promotes good mental health among teens and keeps them happy.
- It inculcates the values of team spirit, management, and responsibility in them.
Here is a list of the best extracurricular activities for Teenagers.
Sports is a common and popular activity among teenagers. A variety of sports activities like swimming, basketball, volleyball, football, martial arts, tennis, etc. from a very young age, prepares the teens for the future. They learn various skills in these physical pursuits.
This includes theatre and dance. These activities help a child to gain confidence and learn new values and skills within him. The activities involve various other aspects as costume design, stage management, etc which provides a lot of scope for the child.
This is perfect for kids who love to draw, paint or sketch. This brings out the creative side of their minds. It develops precision and concentration among them.
There are a lot of options when it comes to music. One can join a band or a choir or get solo lessons from a trainer. Many pieces of research also show that children who play musical instruments are also good at academic subjects.
This involves any type of club that is present in the school such as quizzes, debates, Model UN, Mathematics, etc. this not only improves their academic learning but also makes them sharp and explore new topics.
Kitchen and food are very powerful tools that can revolutionise child growth and development. Through kitchen kids learn amazing life kills and core values. Food is a very relatable content for everyone be it a girl or a boy.
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The trick is to figure out which activity your teen is the most interested in and to make a balance among all the activities that he or she is going forward with. The healthy way is to have regular conversations about this with your child and let them speak their heart out!