10 Tips for parents of disordered children
We know that young children move like fish in the water in complete chaos. They do not care at all to take out one toy after another, the stuffed animals on one side, the construction pieces on the other and, if necessary, scatter all the colored pencils on the floor to paint, without any problem. W
We know that young children move like fish in the water in complete chaos. They do not care at all to take out one toy after another, the stuffed animals on one side, the construction pieces on the other and, if necessary, scatter all the colored pencils on the floor to paint, without any problem.
What can we do so that ordering becomes a habit and not a daily battle? Today we bring you 10 tips for parents of disordered children.
What to do if my child is very disorderly
It is important that our children learn to pick up from very young, so we must help and accompany them. Let us think that ordering is part of learning and for this children need models to follow. If we, the parents, accompany this process and provide them with the necessary elements (boxes, cans or other types of containers) it will be much easier for them. However there is much more you can do as you will see in these 10 tips.
1. Present the act of ordering as one more phase of the game. Children are reluctant to order because for them it means the end of the fun, so if it is presented as something within the same game it will be easier for them to collect. La 2. The ideal age to teach them how to collect their stuff is about two years
, when they are happy to do things for themselves and are excited to help adults. Can 3. Singing songs or inventing awhen they are small
will make ordering more fun and do not resist so much. 4. Children grow up and sometimes it is not enough to sing the songs that worked so well before. When this happens we should look for other formulas that motivate como, such as placing stickers, putting medals, reward in some way the effort they make. Aprove 5. Take advantage of the task of ordering to teach how to classify
by shapes, colors, textures, ... The truth is that observing the differences or similarities between objects and grouping them according to whether or not they are similar is a very important cognitive task in the development of children. It must be encouraged and developed and this is a good way to do it. 6. Avoid collecting for them. Children must learn that things do not return to their place by magic art, that it is necessary that they help the objects to return to the place where they belong to be able to find them again to have fun with them.
7. Warn in advance that the game is going to end
and that the time to collect is approaching. Not warning in advance causes frustration when suddenly the fun ends without anyone noticing. Dispon 8. Have containers, boxes, trunks ...Children respond very well to routines, to customs, if we always keep things in a specific place they will quickly learn where each of their toys should be placed. I suggest you order the game material by type: cars, puzzles, dolls, costumes, ... and that each one has its own place. This applies to any other type of situation: backpacks, shoes, clothes, etc. Have an area of arrival and departure in the lobby of the house (or in your own room) where they can leave their shoes, warm clothes and others so that they are not scattered throughout the house as they arrive.
9. Praise the effort and not wait for perfection . Punishing for not being ordained is not going to provide them with the necessary skills to be so, so first of all patience and flexibility.
10. Practice, practice and practice. Teaching, educating and instilling this habit can only be achieved through practice, a lot of patience and some moment of despair. But it's worth being constant because in the end it ends up being a routine.
