Another party whom should shoulder the responsibility to instill interest in Science and Technology could be no other than the parents and educators. Mini science projects done at home and in school will get the children yearning for more. Budding scientists and inventors will bloom into respected inventors given the right amount of guidance, inspirations and issues for them to look into.

Non scientists/inventors parents need not feel small and intimidated in inspiring their children. As a guideline, when we guide our children, we should be reminded that no idea is stupid. It may need to be rethought, revamped, and redesigned, but if our kids think of something, give that idea your attention. After all, inventors have been known to moot lots of ideas that never worked before they found success.

Another guideline in guiding our children would be that we should take our kids’ ideas seriously. Words like ‘don’t” and “never/will never work” should not be in our vocabulary. We also should always look for ways to make the idea works and if it just cannot work, discuss the problems and look for solutions.

It is also recommended that we write the idea(s) down. If it is on paper, it is easier to rework it as the visual image(s) we have drawn or the flow of idea(s) or concept(s) written can be seen clearly and what, where and how the idea or concept can be improvised can be more feasible.

Finally, in guiding our children in the world discovery of Science and Technology, we can discuss with kids what features about the invention would make it desirable to others and work towards it.

If the guidelines we have given you still seem too overhelming for you, may we suggest you enroll your kids under special training programme(s) that we think they will do well to the kids as well as remove the tension of producing young inventors that may have already built up within you? Log on Kid Inventor – Shinet Corporation Main Page for details.

(adapted from fastfocustv)

Overall, we feel it is high time for our local experts, educators and researchers, beside the vital role, parents have in inspiring children into being kids inventors as discussed earlier, to look into all aspects of our educational system and revamp it if necessary. We must able to focus on the development of kid inventors and their world-acknowledged inventions. Indeed, we cannot deny the fact that today's young inventors will be shaping our tomorrow!

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