Various factors lead to children being slow in thinking and dull when it comes to learning. Every child was born with equal amount of brain power but few know how well to utilize it and produce good results while some dont. Now talking about the utilization, we can see that an important factor or person that plays an important role in the life of a kid is their parents. Thats why a child who grew up with his parents can never be the same as one who didnt grow up with parents. They are the first set of people to train a child immediately they are born.

Making a child think fast is not usually a smooth one but rather stressful and tiring if its not done at an early stage although some measures have been put in place to ensure they learn fast and develop critical thinking as i will describe below.

1. Patience and Commitment:

I wont lie to you guys, children are one of the hardest to train but also thats the age that they learn fast.

"It is easier to build a strong child than to repair broken adults". ~ F. Douglas.

You dont need to rush a child in the process of learning seeing they are kids and need time to assimilate what theyve learnt so far. To every successfull induction of knowledge is Patience. It takes one's patience and committment to make a kid think fast. Ive seen instances where parents and even teachers in school scold children for being dull or failing home work given to them. This isnt a good approach aa it might cause the child to have lower esteem , rather cheer him up and tell him he can and will do better if only he creates time to study.

I want to add that taking things "one at a time" do help also. Patience being the key is one, taking things one at a time is another. Like i stated earlier on, you dont need to rush all the topics in school with a child and expect his brain to assimilate in a matter of hours or so. Hes not an AI for christ sake.

2. Read, Repeat and Revise:

It takes discipline for a child or even adults to cultivate the habit of reading. A popular quote says "Readers are leaders" and it implies to us and everybody who make good use of their time reading. We can all spot the difference between children that read and those that dont as reading opens up the way for them to be inquisitive and develop a strong critical thinking that makes them want to answer the what, why and when questions
Parents have an important role to play here. Inasmuch as you would want your child to be a fast learner, encourage him or her to read atleast 2 hours everyday. Give the child books to read and after he is done reading, you ask him to summarize what he have been able to grasp from the book. Doing this from time to time will make him to go an extra mile in his or her research.
You dont need to stop there, from time to time, you can ask the child about what might have read some daya ago. This task helps alot with the brain activities of the child and pushes him into thinking more and fast to recall what he have read.

3. Dont be overprotective:

When i talk about not being overprotective, im not saying you should allow something bad happen to him or her. Im simply saying when you notice a child is stucked while attempting sonething, it dosent really have to be in his academics. It could be day to day activities you give the child sometime to sort things out for himself or herself.

"The more risk you allow your children to make the better they learn to look after themselves". ~ Roald Dahl

Allowing and encouraging a child to own up to his mistakes and try to correct them is also a good way of making them think fast. The child on the other end will start asking questions like why he is stucked and what possible ways or options are available for utilization.

4. Teach them social skills:

Teaching a child social skills, how to interact with friends and the environment is very important too. In schools we see thaat children that makes friends do tend to learn fast . loners or children that are introverts find it difficult to learn faster as everything is themselves and for themselves. I sincerely thank some teachers who always try to be friendly and bring the students to agreements in classes thus making them learn fast and developing good academic faucets.

"the work of education is divided between the teachers and the environment" ~ Maria Montessori.

5. Ask and Entertain their questions:

Children sometimes ask questions that may look stupid to us as adults but to them theyre aaking from their hearts. Ignoring a child who ask questions is a very bad approach and the child on the other end will be insecured and will not ask you questions again. Children learn fast from what they hear, see or touch and asking questions help them to understand better. Ive had an experience when i was little. I stood up to ask a question in school and the teacher made fun of me making the other children to laugh at me. I felt bad as a child but i managed to keep it inside of me and pretend nothing happened. In some cases the child will pretend but deep down, he or she is deprived of wisdom.

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In the same vein, asking them critical questions that require them to think is effective. Use of riddles can be a good start. This will help them think well.

6. Playing lucrative games and watching educational movies:

"Anything you can teach in an indoor classroom can be taught outdoors often in ways that are more enjoyable for children". ~ Cathy James.

Theres this saying that " All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy". Sometimes you dont need to be too strict, a little game can go a long way in helping a child think fast. Please sports are inclusive. Exercises too can be done to keep the child fit both mentally and physically. All this can help a child develop and learn fast coupled with creative and critical thinking.

In conclusion, we cant forget the source of our overall wellbeing. Eating good foods and overall health tips is required to keep the child going and developing good mental health . A child who have been exposed to all these tips and yet is not showing a good report should be prayed for as God hears and loves little children.
I want to thank the innovator of this contest as it has given me an insight to what i never knew before and for the research i have gone through to make this a success. I want to also thank steemkidss community as a whole for those who will take out time to read this post. I love yall.