Guidelines for working on the distraction of the little ones
Keeping the children’s attention and getting them to do what you tell them most of the time is mission impossible for us and we despair, we don’t know what to do. We observe people who succeed, it seems that without difficulties, and we cannot help feeling frustration . How do they do that? Is there a surefire trick?
Well, infallible no, but there are little tactics that make it easier for a child not to go with his mind elsewhere, take you seriously, take into account what you say, put it into practice and, the most valuable thing, I don’t know. forget you.
Here are some guidelines that you can adapt as always as you believe and, above all, according to the character of your child. In parenting and education, we never tire of saying that each house is a universe and each child a world , so use your intuition and go ahead:
Listen to it
If you want him to listen to you, start by listening to him. Talk to him looking into his eyes, crouch down as necessary so that he knows that you are addressing him with respect and from you to you. Eye contact is very important, it is not about giving orders to just anyone, you are talking to your child. If we are in a classroom teaching, we must achieve that closeness with the students reaffirming it each time it is possible individually.
Be clear
Do not make them with long and elaborate explanations, simplify the idea in a simple and direct way . To put on a sweater with a “it’s cold and you can get sick” is enough. Don’t tell him when he got sick, he couldn’t come out, you remember the snot, look at the other children, I’m sick, you want to be like this, you always make yourself the same, why do you do it? blah blah blah… There is a click in his head that is triggered by long and monotonous explanations. From that click he no longer listens to you.
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Resort to fantasy
Use his favorite characters, the protagonists of the story he likes or some little ants in the park, whatever distracts him, makes him curious or gets his identification: Do you know that Batman tries new things to eat in order to be stronger and healthier ? Well, Thumbelina likes to walk a lot because by walking you think and intelligence develops, or else, watch how the little ants help each other to bring food to the anthill. Giving examples and talking about them with the little one makes him think and give his opinion . It is also good that you observe positive attitudes in others, especially in the characters you admire.
Distract it
Going off on a tangent while convincing him always works. If you don’t want to fasten your car seatbelt, play at tickling him and you won’t even notice you are wearing it. Music to dance to your favorite rhythm when it comes to picking up your toys, looking at the colors of the clouds while helping you to reach out for the clothespins, inventing names for the people you cross in the street while you go somewhere You don’t feel like it much … well, the possibilities are endless, it’s about putting humor into it and making you laugh when you get overwhelmed and ignore it . And by the way, we laugh with him that it never hurts.
These little tricks will gradually make it less difficult for them to listen to us, to trust us simply because we trust them and they notice it. As always, a lot of patience, think that although it seems that time does not pass, it does and at dizzying speed, so laugh with your children about everyday situations as much as you can because nothing deserves a displeasure and the shared laughter helps you to live , and they teach them to be happy 😉
Thank you very much for the councils, it is true that we get overwhelmed when neutral children do not know how to concentrate and worse if we do not know how to teach them to do it