too many words…

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  • June 9, 2014 at 10:49 am
    Noemi C.
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    Hello lovely mums

    Obviously words are not efficiently absorbed in a mind of a young child, so how can I then get them to for instance do a task I’d like them to do, like cleaning up the mess they made? I there a better way to get them do it (and instilling the habit of doing it themselves without being externally motivated?). I don’t want to be repeating myself constantly in the same matters ( I realise that I will have to do exactly that if I keep ‘using words’. Any suggestions? (Such as (for example) cleaning up with the child together (without if somehow possible too much words of instruction (or worse: reproof)), establishing a habit of getting the children to do something without using words (like signs, leading them physically?)

    Is there anyone who has figured out an effective way of teaching children to be tidy without repeating themselves, speaking too much or even getting angry and frustrated (which doesn’t help a bit anyway)???

    Looking forward to reading your suggestions!

    Blessings, N.C.

    June 9, 2014 at 12:02 pm
    Scoathy
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    I have an 8 year old son and here is what we do:

    For daily chores, my son has a Morning Routine checklist, and a Bedtime checklist….it is part of our School Day. Some days I still have to say “do your Morning Routine” before starting school, but it’s getting less and less. I have the checklist on 8’11” paper and in a page protector, so he can use a dry erase market to check off each box, then wipe it clean once he is done. I do insist he go through the motions of checking off each item, even though he remembers what to do most days. I find if I let him get lazy about checking off the boxes, his routine also gets lazy and suffers.

    For picking up after himself, I have incorporated the old school consequence of Sentence Writing. Each time I have to tell my son to pick up after himself, I mark a tally on my notepad. At the end of the day, he has to write a sentence for each tally mark. The sentence goes something like this. “I will pick up after myself and not leave a mess for others to clean up.”

    I find writing sentences an effective tool for my son, but each child will be different.

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