A tripod remains stable with its three legs, but remove one, and it will collapse. The “learning tripod” in the Taekwon-Do Kids Development Program symbolises this balance, emphasising the critical roles of instructors, students, and parents. Each plays a vital part, particularly for children aged 3 to 7. At this stage, the limited interaction between instructors and students in the dojang may not suffice, as most of a child’s time is spent at home with their parents. The lessons can quickly fade if parents fail to reinforce what their children learn in class. In some cases, misunderstandings may even lead parents to contradict the program’s principles inadvertently. The program has strategic ways of encouraging healthy parent involvement outside the dojang.
The learning tripod relies on effective communication across various relationships:
The Foundation of the Taekwon-Do Kids Development Program
Understanding the foundation of the Taekwon-Do Kids Development Program is essential for promoting effective communication and ensuring that all interactions align with its core values and objectives. Anchoring communication in this foundation ensures that every interaction between students, instructors, or parents is meaningful and contributes to the child’s development, both within and outside the realm of Taekwon-Do.
The Taekwon-Do Kids Development Program foundation serves as the essential base for developing effective communication methods that maintain alignment with its core values and objectives. Every communication between students, instructors, and parents finds its purpose in the foundation, which leads to child development for Taekwon-Do and general life skills.
The foundation encompasses the following key elements:
The foundation establishes an approach to communication, which leads to the growth of not only the students but also the instructors and parents.
