How do you teach your children time management?

Time management is something that grown-ups already find difficult to do as grown-ups, what more if you are a child? How do you teach your child time management and do you think this is important to teach?How do you teach your children time management?
This is a great question. It's definitely beneficial teaching your child time management. The issue you might run into is that for them it's hard to fully comprehend what that means and how to be effective at it. So it might be a good idea to start with very small steps. Small goals that can be easily reached would be a great stepping stone. For instance, you could first create a simple list of things they will be doing that day (best to start on a weekend day or low key day), perhaps keeping it down to 3-5 things to do. From there, the both of you can sit down together (a great bonding opportunity) and create a decent size poster board with them as a fun family project where they can decorate it, color in the words, make designs, etc. If your child is old enough to tell time then you can have them mark off each thing that they finish (homework, reading time, scheduled video game time, movie, board game with the family, helping cook dinner, etc.). Naturally, you will probably have to assist them by reminding them of how much time they have left to do something, maybe doing a ten and five minute reminder (make it more of a fun challenge/contest than a chore). Each time they finish their project ON TIME or within five minutes of the scheduled time, then they should be praised and rewarded with hugs and kisses, extra family time, a treat, etc. Something that isn't directly related to material gain. This can be a fun weekend project to work on each week. Keeping track of their improvements by comparing the poster boards/charts as time goes by (putting stickers on the projects that they do really well with) will motivate and make the experience more fun rather than something they "have to do". Remember to praise them for each accomplishment, no matter how small. If they do go over their time for one particular project then explain how that time that went over (10 min. for example) will be deducted from the next project. Soon they will begin to understand the concept more and more, but in the mean time it can be a fun and interesting project to do as a family. Have fun with it. If you're looking for additional suggestions or advice feel free to call the Boys Town National Hotline at 1-800-448-3000 and speak to one of our counselors. We're available 24/7. Good luck! And all the best............Counselor JHHow do you teach your children time management?
Yes, it is very important, but most of them won't really catch on before high school at the earliest. Until then, frequent reminders are going to be necessary. I think one of the key things for our kids was keeping track of their assignments and due dates. When they got jobs, they also had to factor in their work schedules. We encouraged our kids to use a daily planner or make entries on their phone calendars. We also reminded them that the time to start an assignment or study for a test is not the night before it's due. Two of them listened. the other never did a good job with it until his last two years of college. But he eventually did get it.How do you teach your children time management?
The most useful thing I ever learned about time management is to do the thing that you don't want to do first. That is where people waste most of their time. Similar concept to eating the vegetables before the dessert.
relate it to time to do fun things, like eat, watch tv and play.