👨👩👧 Why it matters
Children with entrepreneurial mindsets:
- Make decisions with confidence
- See opportunities where others see problems
- Learn from mistakes instead of fearing them
- Develop independence and leadership skills
- Feel empowered to create change, even in small ways
🧩 What you can do at home
- Play "Shop" or "Startup" — let your child invent a product, design a poster, and "sell" it to the family.
- Talk ideas over dinner. Ask: "What would you change at school?" or "What app would you create?"
- Give them freedom. Let them plan their own day or lead a mini project.
- Encourage storytelling. Ask your child to imagine a business and describe its journey — from idea to success.
- Celebrate effort. Focus on the process, not just the result. Praise creativity, persistence, and courage.
📚 Real-life example
Olena, mum of 10-year-old Maksym, hosts a weekly "Idea Night". Maksym once suggested improvements for the school canteen — and even wrote to the headteacher. His ideas were taken seriously! Now, he’s working on a mini recycling campaign with his classmates.
✅ Small steps, big impact
- Encourage your child to ask questions, not just answer them.
- Support experiments, even if they don’t always work.
- Praise the thinking process, not just the outcome.
- Share stories of entrepreneurs — especially young ones — to show what’s possible.
- Create a home environment where curiosity is welcomed and mistakes are part of learning.
Your support is the soil where initiative grows. You don’t need to be an entrepreneur to raise one — just be curious, open, and a little creative.
By Tetiana Larina
