Independence and organization are true, inseparable friends. A child is able to organize himself when he begins to act with a reasonable degree of independence. He knows that it is easier to find the item he needs when it is in its place. He understands that he is responsible for his things, which means he takes care of them.
What should parents pay attention to in order to teach their child to be organized?
Identify with your child working area: a place where he does his homework, reads, writes, draws. Dear parents, the work area is of particular importance in the development and organization of the child.
Reading, writing and drawing is great, but it is equally important where the child does it. Is your child doing his homework in your kitchen? in the bedroom? on the couch, lying on the floor? It is not right. Remember painfully familiar:
Mom, have you seen my diary?
– Ahh, I can’t find a Russian textbook!
I lost my pen and pencil again.
I left the room with a math notebook. Now the notebook is gone!
Fine! We are looking for a notebook with the whole family for half an hour, or even half a day. The notebook, of course, may appear miraculously within a year, but by that time it will no longer be needed.
And when a child has a work desk with lockers, then usually all school supplies are in their places. The Distance exercise “Order on the desktop” helps the child well.
One of our participants at the Children’s Distance created a wonderful checklist where she wrote:
“Everything for VLOOKUP is in the folder with Mishka, the folder with Mishka is in the bedside table on the left, on the bottom shelf. I look for school notebooks, textbooks in the top cabinet on the right, etc. Katya is 11 years old, but she has already mastered the golden rule for herself: order on the table — order in the head.
What else is good if the child has his work area? In addition to the fact that all accessories are in their places, the child writes, reads at a desk that is adapted to his height and age. In the period from six to eight years, the process of formation of posture begins, and not only his health, but also his beautiful, confident appearance depends on where he writes and how he sits.
It’s OK to Have a Plan of the Day
Forgot… This is an irritable word for parents, but very convenient for children.
— What did you ask in English?
— Forgot…
— Where is your tracksuit?
— I forgot at school.
Who do you think worries more in the end: the child or the mother? Mum! And it’s easier for a child to forget.
In such a situation, the plan of the day helps out. Where to begin? Make a checklist for the month. If you write a long list of tasks for the day and hang it on the refrigerator, then most likely it will remain there for beauty. It is easier for a child to remember the things that he does every day. To achieve the result, we divide the day into MORNING, DINNER, EVENING! For each period of the day, write down three tasks that the child will complete. The case that the child has done is marked with a tick. The more ticks, the better the day. For example, we have this:
MORNING:
- Rise at 7 o’clock.
- Charging.
- Cold shower
DINNER:
- Check and complete the diary.
- Walk, play.
- To wash the dishes.
EVENING:
- Homework
- Order on the desktop
- Prepare a backpack, clothes for tomorrow.
We draw up a plan together with the child according to the principle — what do you want to do and what is useful for you to do?
Giving your child clear instructions
Observe during the day how you communicate with your child. It will be difficult for a child to fulfill your request if there is no clear instruction in it. I watched as my grandmother taught her granddaughter to clean up her things: “Why don’t you clean up your things? Look, everything is scattered around the house! Is it beautiful? You’re a girl, but you still can’t learn to keep track of your things! That’s why you never find anything!»
What instruction does the child receive here and what should he do?
- Find an excuse why everything is scattered? (will find)
- Look around how «beautiful» everything is?
- Think about why he doesn’t put his things away?
Yes well its this order! It’s easier to be offended by your grandmother and answer: “You are always like that!”
We, adults, often disorientate the child when we simultaneously express our dissatisfaction and teach how to do it right. Therefore, we clearly and briefly give instructions on what the child should do:
- Tidy up your shelf.
- Wash the dishes.
- Write beautifully.
- Straighten your back.
If it is difficult for a child to complete the task on their own, we show step by step how to do it correctly two or three times. As practice shows, next time he will cope on his own, and he will make a discovery for himself: “The more I train, the better I get!”
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