I am not strong on General knowledge myself but for the last 20 years , side by side with my husband, who is very knowledgeable, I can better understand the effect of it and the need for it and this is the reason I wish to share today the importance for us, parents, to raise our kids with general knowledge and encourage this kind of learning, open and general info thanks to play.

I believe grandparents can play a great role here as well and encourage them to take an active part!

I hope this will interest you and many of you will decide to be more active on this matter, throughout the education of your children.

What is general knowledge?

General knowledge can be defined as culturally valued knowledge about any particular topic relating to the social interest of a society, culture, civilization, community or a country, which may be communicated by a range of some non-specialist media. In simple words, general knowledge is the knowledge of every aspect of the human life, which may or may not be a part of his academic studies. General knowledge covers almost all the aspects of human life. However, the main branches of general knowledge can be classified as follows:

• Current affairs
• Fashion
• Family
• Physical Health and Recreation
• Arts
• Science

General knowledge can be of a great importance to us. A person with good general knowledge, called an intellectual, always conquers the discussion that he is part of and wins everyone with his knowledge.

Importance of General Knowledge

General knowledge is something that helps us to grow both on personal as well as academic level.

General knowledge helps to grow your confidence level and may prove to be of some great help during some important events of our lives like interview etc. You may start to talk to any person on any topic, but your knowledge is something that determines your conversation and your impression on the other person, a good knowledge of everything around always impress the people around you.

A good general knowledge enables you to be a part of various general quizzes at your school, university and office level, on winning which you tend to gain a lot of respect along with some great rewards.

General knowledge also helps you on the academic front. Almost all competitive exams require a lot of question based on general knowledge and thinking. A major portion of the exams for various high posts including IAS, IPS etc. is dedicated to general knowledge questions, which carry a comparatively high weight age of marks in the exams as compared to other subjects or languages.

General knowledge helps you do everything from planning a garden to balancing a check-book whether deciding about your future or planning a vacation, proper knowledge about everything always helps you in one way or the other.

General knowledge makes conversation interesting. General knowledge and current affairs can instant conversation starters and can help you in those typical awkward moments of silence whether during an important professional meeting or mushy first date talk and good knowledge of current issues and general knowledge present you as an intelligent person, with whom everyone likes to talk. Your boundaries of conversation will extend much beyond your core areas on interests.

Having good general knowledge makes you smart in every sense and helps you take well some important decisions in life. For example, if a person wants to take a decision regarding his career prospects, then only if he has proper knowledge of various options available for him and requirements, then only he can take a better decision regarding his future.

If parents want to set an example for their kids, they should also have a good knowledge so that they may help their children with their topics whenever some help is needed. As a parent, it is important for you to display good general knowledge and impart the same to your kids. There are many topics and projects of the school where children do need help from their elders so having a good knowledge not only enables you to be able to help your kids with projects and homework instead you will also be able to keep up with their state of mind if you are updated with the latest trends. Moreover, children get to learn a lot from their parents even during general parent-child talk.

A person having a good knowledge can easily adjust in the people of different communities if he has a prior knowledge about their culture and region. Also interaction with different people becomes really easy and enjoyable when you have proper knowledge about them.

Ways to Improve kids General Knowledge

Parents should insist on the need for acquiring general knowledge gradually right from an early age and emphasize the different ways to improve general knowledge among their children. This general knowledge acquired is not helpful only in the field of education but also in enhancing the overall personality of the child and competitive spirit in him. Acquiring knowledge can be done in many ways and few of these are listed below:

• Reading of books, magazines or newspaper. Here is a list of magazines for kids and where you can buy them online:

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